The truth is I'm not really interested in travel writing as it's generally conceived, and even less so in female travel writing.

The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

The good Lord in his ultimate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable: hope, jokes, and dogs, but the greatest of these was dogs.

And there are new kinds of nomads, not people who are at home everywhere, but who are at home nowhere. I was one of them

I believe when you’re stuck in one spot for too long it’s best to throw a grenade where you stand, and jump…and pray.

When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you had better be prepared for some startling changes.

I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.

I believe that the subconscious always knows what is best. It is our conditional, vastly overrated rational mind which screws everything up.

Some of us just don't want to be famous ... anonymity cannot be bought for any price, once you have lost it.

Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another's eyes

The most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Life. It’s about adventure, of having a dream and following it.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from.

The more you limit your choices, thereby limiting thought, the more you can simplify your life and focus your energy elsewhere.

Congress doesn't hate Congress.

It is first and foremost very hard work! But I have a wonderful part and I do have fun. The company, cast and crew of 'Passions' are wonderful to work with.

Curiosity is the hunger of the human mind.

Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark

Out of the ruined lodge and forgotten mansion, bowers that are trodden under foot, and pleasure-houses that are dust, the poet calls up a palingenesis.