I know well the delectable thrill of moving into a new house somewhere altogether else, in somebody elseโs county, where the climate is different, the food is different, the light is different, where the mundane preoccupations of life at home donโt seem to apply and it is even fun to go shopping.
Jan Morris[Travel seems] not just a way of having a good time, but something that every self-respecting citizen ought to undertake, like a high-fiber diet, say, or a deodorant.
Jan MorrisBook lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence.
Jan MorrisIโve become obsessed with the idea of reconciliation, particularly reconciliation with nature but with people too, of course. I think that travel has been a kind of search for that, a pursuit for unity and even an attempt to contribute to a sense of unity.
Jan MorrisI am when the Chinese, who know everything, build a house, they consult the precepts of an ancient science, Feng Shui, which tells them exactly how, when, and where the work must be done, and so brings good fortune to the home forever.
Jan Morris