From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide.

I wanted to learn a few foreign languages, and therefore I had to go abroad.

Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them.

Words are impotent to describe certain emotions.

From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide.

I can see now that a concept or even a feeling makes no sense unless out of our substance we spin around it a web of references, of relationships, of values.

The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.