“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment
of travel: one knows that the first joy can never
be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to
repeat successes but tries new places all the time.”
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
A Quote for Tuesday
As I prepare to hit the road again tomorrow for a little summer traveling, I thought this quote by cultural historian Paul Fussell (b 1924), who got around a bit himself:
“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth
behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment
of travel: one knows that the first joy can never
be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to
repeat successes but tries new places all the time.”
“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment
of travel: one knows that the first joy can never
be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to
repeat successes but tries new places all the time.”
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