Jane Wilson-Howarth quotes

“Travel is a joy, full of surprises. Perhaps some of the most enjoyable times are those where one comes close to disaster: the risks add spice, and make for great stories when you are safely back home again.”
-- Jane Wilson-Howarth

Source : Jane Wilson-Howarth (2011). “How to Shit Around the World: The Art of Staying Clean and Healthy While Traveling”, p.12, Travelers' Tales

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“The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They’re right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows you to see more, enjoy more, take delight in small things; it makes life richer. You feel more alive, less cocooned.”
-- Jane Wilson-Howarth

Source : Jane Wilson-Howarth (2012). “A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas”, p.370, Bradt Travel Guides

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“GPs are almost the only doctors these days who understand all problems, can see the whole person…spend time with the dying…see things through to the end.”
-- Jane Wilson-Howarth

Source : Jane Wilson-Howarth (2012). “A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas”, p.50, Bradt Travel Guides

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“I think of the irony that in our language [Nepali] the word for love can also mean deceit.”
-- Jane Wilson-Howarth

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“The few certainties in our existences are pain, death and bereavement.”
-- Jane Wilson-Howarth

Source : Jane Wilson-Howarth (2012). “A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas”, p.375, Bradt Travel Guides

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“I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.”

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”

“There's the South Pole, said Christopher Robin, and I expect there's an East Pole and a West Pole, though people don't like talking about them.”

“Clay lies still, but blood's a rover; Breath's aware that will not keep. Up, lad: when the journey's over then there'll be time enough to sleep.”

“it is not every tourist who bubbles over with mirth, and that unquenchable spirit of humor which turns a trial into a blessing.”

“abroad it is our habit to regard all other travelers in the light of personal and unpardonable grievances. They are intruders into our chosen realms of pleasure, they jar upon our sensibilities, they lessen our meager share of comforts, they are everywhere in our way, they are always an unnecessary feature in the landscape.”

“Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.”

“Extremely large greens breed slovenly play. When any green ceases to command respect, it loses its value as a test of that rarest of all strokes, the shot home.”

“Were you already here?" he asked. "Yeah." "Didn't you just bring her home from work two hours ago?" "Yeah." Tripp chuckled and shook his head. "Did you even leave?" "No.”

“When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.”

Source : "Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas". Book by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent, 2011.