It has always seemed strange to me...

It has always seemed strange to me… The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.
— John Steinbeck in Cannery Row

Growing young...

It takes a long time to grow young.
— Pablo Picasso

What is a classic book?

Classic - a book which people praise and don’t read.
Mark Twain (via wordsnquotes)

Time to really read a “Classic”.

Save Ferris

Save Ferris
— The citizens of Highland Park, IL

Erica Jong on Love

Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
Erica Jong, Fear of Flying (via wordsnquotes)

Yep.

Interstate

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.
— Charles Kuralt (via roadlessco)

I guess the biggest decision in life is knowing which exits to take.

Not down on any map

It is not down in any map; true places never are.
— Herman Melville (via roadlessco)

The answer...

The answer to most questions is ‘pesto’.
— Me

Reason for travel

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.
— Aldous Huxley (via roadlessco)

And to discover your own truth about them.

Ninjas

Ninjas DO NOT take selfies.
— Me.