In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.

All good trips are, like love, about being carried out of yourself and deposited in the midst of terror and wonder.

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

You rebel against your parents until you become them. One day you look in the mirror and you see your father's face.

I suddenly realized I was racing around so much, I could never catch up with my life

Many people would say that A Tibetan monk, even in Lhasa, may be free while the ruler of China may not be free.

Destinations are less important than the spirit you bring to them.