Quotes About Journey

There is no time machine except the human being.

But, it's not about the ending. It's about the ride. Yes, they're going to end up together. That's the whole point. But I read the book because I want to take part in the ride. I want to tag along, sit in the back seat and watch, see how they get there.

If the destination was a broken heart, at least she would always have the memory of the journey.

even death has a beginning, that it's simply another of life's journeys.

I find that I have painted my life—things happening in my life—without knowing.

Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest.

Each time I leave here [Ghost Ranch] it is like a Death, and each time that I return it is a Birth.

apparently they go with the billet.

As we left the road and made our way up the hillside through the olive groves sparkling with light and shade, coloured with a hundred wild flowers, I stopped to pick some anemones for Mother. While I gathered the wine-coloured flowers

Talking cheerfully, we would set out, and the dogs, tongues lolling, tails wagging, would leave the shade of the tangerine trees and follow us.

The spiritual life for Teresa and John has nothing to do with actually getting closer to God. It is instead a journey of consciousness. Union with God is neither acquired nor received; it is realized, and in that sense it is something that can be yearned for, sought after, and—with God's grace—found.

the dark night is nothing other than our ongoing relationship with the Divine.

Grace is the most powerful force in the universe. It can transcend repression, addiction, and every other internal or external power that seeks to oppress the freedom of the human heart. Grace is where our hope lies. Journey

I just didn't go back.

Beyond the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea. And the East and West the wander-thirst that will not let me be.

My mother's mother's family moved north from Mexico after having migrated from Spain, from Portugal, from Ireland, and likely from an Indian village somewhere.

The quickest way for anyone to reach the sun and the light of day is not to run west, chasing after the setting sun, but to head east, plunging into the darkness until one comes to the sunrise.

There are many technical workers who enjoy wandering so much that, like Alice in Wonderland, they don't much care where they go, so long as they get somewhere.

had to beg a fare in the metro—missing the

Adventure is something that happens to someone else. When it's happening to you, it's only trouble.

The woman looked at Gawain silently for a moment, then nodded. "The greatest adventures begin simply," she said.

I should show you to Robin," Terence murmured. Then he closed his eyes.

Ay, you've already seen that you and your master aren't quite at home in this world, at least not like before.' Terence nodded slowly. 'It'll only get stronger, too,' Robin continued. 'Soon you'll find yourself looking into people's eyes to see if they've been there. And once you find someone who has, you'll greet him as a long-lost friend and take him to your heart.

The joy and the grief we encounter on our journey are not always the direct workings of God, which of course means that we too are partners in the making of our world.