Because I don't belong entirely to Britain or the U.S. or India or Japan, I build my foundations in some way deeper than mere passports, and more in the light of where I'm going than of "where I come from."

Technology, in short, cannot teach me how to do without technology.

The reason I love travel is not just because it transports you in every sense, but because it confronts you with emotional and moral challenges that you would never have to confront at home. So I like going out in search of moral and emotional adventure which throws me back upon myself and forces me to reconsider my assumptions and the things I took for granted. It sends me back a different person.

When one questions [Dalai Lama's] political actions, it is worth remembering that he's the single most experienced politician on the planet at this moment.

Finding a sanctuary, a place apart from time, is not so different from finding a faith.

Writing of every kind is a way to wake oneself up and keep as alive as when one has just fallen in love.

For centuries, Cubas greatest resource has been its people.