In the highlands you woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be.
Karen Blixen, Out of Africa
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Inspiration
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people merely exist, that is all. Oscar Wilde
...And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
Edward Lear, The Owl and the Pussycat
They danced by the light of the moon.
'What makes the desert beautiful,' said the little prince, 'is that somewhere it hides a well...'
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
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“I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it.”
Cheryl Strayed, Wild
People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.
Paolo Coelho, The Alchemist
The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon...
Jon Krakauer, Into The Wild