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"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore."

"Life is a daring adventure. I am enjoying every bit of the joyful journey."

"In mountaineering, if we look for private experience rather than public history, even getting to the top becomes an optional narrative rather than the main point, and those who only wander in high places become part of the story."

"Explorers like to pretend that they are a select breed of people with iron nerve and an ability to endure terrible hardship."

"Don't be too stereotyped, be ready to explore new opportunities."

"Adults follow paths. Children explore."

"In that case, on behalf of Earthlife, I urge that, with full knowledge of our limitations, we vastly increase our knowledge of the Solar System and then begin to settle other worlds."

"Even if the aliens are short, dour, and sexually obsessed-if they're here, I want to know about them."

"I like paths that lead nowhere, that leave you wondering where you are."
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"A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance. Random movement is the best plan for maximum observation."


"Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them."


"We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic."


"Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat."


"Explorers like to pretend that they are a select breed of people with iron nerve and an ability to endure terrible hardship."


"Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead."


"The situation was different in the jungle. Every inch of ground had to be earned, and was done so through much exertion with the blade."


"As anyone who's ever taken an Ethiopian bus knows, there is an unwritten rule that the windows must remain firmly closed."
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