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.”