People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction.

... the grand tour is just the inspired man's way of heading home.

One of the upsides of tourism is that people begin to take themselves a little more seriously (and think their) culture is worth something. So rather than disparaging the local culture, they vitalize it.

I never stay with people and I never look people up when I travel. I depend more on just chance meetings. The advantage is that people don't know who I am. I meet people casually and they're not doing me a big favor because I'm going to write something.

And that is all anyone can do, try to be honest about what he feels, what he's seen or thinks he's seen.

Pain does not create a long-lasting memory, but the memory of luxury exerts itself for ever.

Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.