There has to be a measure of difficulty or problem-solving in travel for it to be worthwhile.

All places, no matter where, no matter what, are worth visiting.

One of the pleasures of reading is seeing this alteration on the pages, and the way, by reading it, you have made the book yours.

Indian enterprises seemed to work so well they produced disasters; success made them burst at the seams and the disruption of unprecedented orders led to shortages and finally failure.

It might be said that a great unstated reason for travel is to find places that exemplify where one has been happiest. Looking for idealised versions of home-indeed, looking for the perfect memory.

It's not fashionable but I like to spit out of the window of a moving train.

What I find is that you can do almost anything or go almost anywhere, if you're not in a hurry.