We've never managed, either one of us, to get all the way into life. We're hanging on to the outside for all we're worth, convinced we're going to fall off at the next bump.
Paul BowlesIf you don't know why you like a thing, it is usually worth your while to attempt to find out.
Paul BowlesI've always wanted to get as far as possible from the place where I was born. Far both geographically and spiritually. To leave it behind ... I feel that life is very short and the world is there to see and one should know as much about it as possible. One belongs to the whole world, not just one part of it.
Paul BowlesThe only effort worth making is the one it takes to learn the geography of one's own nature.
Paul Bowles