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Quotes About Adventure

And they tramped off to the forests with sturdy youths bearing guitars, twang-twang!
~ D. H. Lawrence
That's the place to get to—nowhere. One wants to wander away from the world's somewheres, into our own nowhere.
~ D.H. Lawrence
Life is a traveling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.
~ D.H. Lawrence
But the act, called the sexual act, is not for the depositing of seed. It is for leaping off into the unknown, as from a cliff's edge, like Sappho into the sea.
~ D.H. Lawrence
Couldn't one go right away, to the far ends of the earth, and be free from it all? One could not. The far ends of the earth are not five minutes from Charing Cross. nowadays. While the wireless is active, there are no far ends of the earth.
~ D.H. Lawrence
Was it just that? She was to be content to weave a steady life with him, all one fabric, but perhaps brocaded with the occasional flower of an adventure. But how could she know what she would feel next year? How could one ever know? How could one say Yes? for years and years? The little yes, gone on a breath! Why should one be pinned down by that butterfly word? Of course it had to flutter away and be gone, to be followed by other yes's and no's! Like the straying of butterflies.
~ D.H. Lawrence
She was to be content to weave a steady life with him, all one fabric, but perhaps brocaded with the occasional flower of an adventure. But how could she know what she would feel next year? How could one ever know? How could one say Yes? for years and years? The little yes, gone on a breath! Why should one be pinned down by that butterfly word? Of course it had to flutter away and be gone, to be followed by other yes's and no's! Like the straying of butterflies.
~ D.H. Lawrence
Was it actually her destiny to go on weaving herself into his life all the rest of her life? Nothing else? Was it just that? She was to be content to weave a steady life with him, all one fabric, but perhaps brocaded with the occasional lower of an adventure. But how could she know what she would feel next year? How could one ever know? How could one say Yes? for years and years? The little yes, gone on a breath! Why should one be pinned down by that butterfly word?
~ D.H. Lawrence
The most unfree souls go west, and shout of freedom.
~ D.H. Lawrence
Hobey-Ho, let's go.
~ D.J. MacHale
Spader and I were nearly killed. Three times. We were also robbed and witnessed a gruesome murder. Happy birthday to me!
~ D.J. MacHale
I went to the four levers. None of them were marked. There was only one way to figure out which one was the right one. I had to call upon all my Traveler experience and special powers to figure it out. It's called...Eenie, meenie, miney...mo! -Bobby Pendragon
~ D.J. MacHale
Nights were the worst. I'd try to get some sleep, only to be thrown out of bed and dragged out into the compound for another game of Let's whack Bobby in the dark! - Bobby Pendragon, RoZ
~ D.J. MacHale
Oh yeah, and Spader was hanging out with a penguin -Bobby Pendragon
~ D.J. MacHale
The two circled around the back of the house, making sure that nobody saw them. Once inside, they found Patrick right where they had left him, sitting in front of Mark's computer. The only difference was that he was surrounded by bags of Doritos and cans of Mountain Dew. He looked up at them with wild eyes. You okay? Courtney asked. I'm fantastic! Patrick exclaimed. This sugary drink is incredible! Swell, Courtney remarked sarcastically. He's wired on Dew.
~ D.J. MacHale
If there are fish that would swim or birds that would fly only after investigating the entire ocean or sky, they would find neither path nor place.
~ D?gen
appeared on their backs. Then Kirsty and Rachel noticed that the
~ Daisy Meadows
Oh, I hope we meet another Princess Fairy today," Rachel whispered
~ Daisy Meadows
goblin's eyes widened with excitement. "Ooh! I feel just like
~ Daisy Meadows
Then let's go!
~ Daisy Meadows
Rachel and Kirsty pinned each other's corsages on. The sweet smell of roses wafted up to them, and they smiled at each other. What are you thinking about Kirsty? asked Rachel. I was just remembering what happened when Kate put the True Love Crown on Princess Grace's head, said Kirsty. I think our adventure was wonderful, but the most wonderful thing of all is knowing that the royal couple will live happily ever after. And we helped it to happen, Rachel agreed. Long live the prince and princess!
~ Daisy Meadows
Daisy Meadows
~ courage and
Francesca the Football Fairy
~ Daisy Meadows
Rachel and Kirsty reached for each other's hand as their delicate wings unfolded
~ Daisy Meadows