Quotes About Packing

No matter where I'm going, I always have sunglasses, a book, and some gum in my carry-on.

Closing up the canyon camp was like closing up a house after a death. ("It is easier to die than to move," she wrote Augusta once; "at least for the Other Side you don't need trunks.")

Wrap it in newspapers and pack it at the very bottom of the trunk, my dear. With the other curiosities.

I'm not good at Blackberrys, cell phones, or packing.

I'm an over-packer 100 percent. I can't do it; I physically can't under-pack.

When I fly, I never check my bags. I bring a carry-on, an eye pillow, noise-canceling headphones, a big pillow and a blanket.

I used to pack a giant bag to check with every possible outfit I could think of, but now I have slimmed down my travel wardrobe.

How do I pack my rucksack? More like a gambler than a minimalist. I am not someone who likes solving puzzles. Because I never leave anything I might want behind, I first pack anything that falls into my hands. Then as if looking for a prize, I put in a hand, rummage about and pull objects out at random until the rucksack reaches the correct weight. With this process I always have sufficient spare clothing.

My yearn for home is broadened Patriotism expanded By callings from beyond So I pack my things Nothing precious All things sacred

Not anticipating I'd be on trial for my life, my mother hadn't bothered to pack a suit for me. She was, by nature, an optimist.

I'm a very good packer, but I probably take too much in the way of toiletries. You only really need a toothbrush, as most places you go to have a bar of soap and some shampoo.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

I'm home about two days a month, and on those I have to pack.

It was impossible to get the Dimitri and Tasha thing out of my head, but at least packing and getting ready made sure I didn't devote 100 percent of my brain power to him. More like 95 percent.

The only other item was a duffel bag. Inside were some clothes and a couple boxes of rounds—nine millimeter and .45. I wasn't sure what it said about a man when he traveled with two boxes of ammo and only one change of underwear, but I was pretty sure it was nothing good.

He had never seen anyone pack as cleverly as Susy: the way she coaxed reluctant things into a trunk was a symbol of the way she fitted discordant facts into her life.

Wilderness areas are first of all a series of sanctuaries for the primitive arts of wilderness travel, especially canoeing and packing. I suppose some will wish to debate whether it is important to keep these primitive arts alive. I shall not debate it. Either you know it in your bones, or you are very, very old.

Siete vestidos pueden ser toda una vida: el claro de la primera mañana, el de regar las hortensias, el de tirar piedras al río, el de aquella noche que se quemó el mantel de fiesta con un cigarrillo. Ahora, así apretados, ya no hay fiesta ni hortensias ni río. Sí, Genoveva, hacer un equipaje es como enterrar algo.

just in case" is the curse of packing

Sometimes I wish I could just take a lightweight bag on the plane but instead I've got to make sure I've got all my medical stuff. That can become a bit boring.

I used to love getting on planes. I loved the packing and going places. Now I don't because I've developed these really bad sinuses. I have to take a prednisone to fly, but it works, and I'm OK.

I collect a lot of eco-friendly shopping bags that serve to separate my shoes other and other small stuff in my luggage.

There's the chaos surrounding the practical day-to-day - playdates, doctors' appointments, packing and unpacking, and organizing mealtimes.

In general, I pack really simply. Every shirt that I pack is going to work with every pant that I pack and every sweater that I pack. So, I can mix and match easily.