Frances Mayes Quotes

I feel good about the fact that I finally found something I love. I never lived in one place for very long - that's the way my whole life has been. I was always packing and moving around, staying in Canada, Kentucky, Jersey, St. Louis - it all helped because I was always learning new accents, experiencing different environments.

I've been traded a couple times, but I've enjoyed the experience of new cities and cultures and all types of things.

Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits.

The traveler feels at home everywhere, because she is never at home anywhere.

I'm perpetual tourist, and that's the best way to travel. Nobody gets used to you, you make new friends without having to hear anyone's everyday problems, and you jet back still feeling like a know-it-all.

I am never a stranger anywhere I go, and it gives me the opportunity to choose my habitat by literally throwing a dart at a globe. The freedom that permits one to feel welcome where ever the hang their hat cannot be overstated.

Goals are ever-changing. I didn't set out to be in a 'Star Wars' film but now I've been in one.

I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.

That's a part of me going back to what I used to do.

What strikes me about high-school reunions is the realization that these are people one has known one's whole life.

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.

I'm a bit of a nomad anyway, so I find it quite easy to settle in places very quickly.

I'm used to traveling. I'm used to being in different areas of the world. Home is where my suitcase lands.

Whenever we changed schools, we had to make a new set of friends. At the time, of course, I hated it. But looking back now, I'm really glad I did, because it forces independence on you.

When I'm driving past the place I used to work, or when I'm driving past the comedy studio where I used to take photos in exchange for classes, or when I'm driving past the yoga studio I used to clean on the weekends - it's not that far removed from me yet. I get very sentimental over things like that.

I've lived in England, France, Spain, Portugal and Germany in the '80s. I don't like being settled. It's not really healthy.

My parents always traveled a lot with their job, so it became embedded in my nature quite early on that I would crave that constant change and traveling.

My sister and I grew up all over India, in quaint little towns, especially in the north and the east. Moving every two years made me very outgoing and very adaptable.

It's so crazy to meet people you've known about since you were many feet shorter than you are now.

It's a great opportunity when one gets something new to grasp, and I feel we should just grab it.

You're never too old to do something new.

I stay somewhere for a couple of years and then think, 'What next?' I find it easier to challenge myself by going to different clubs, environments, and playing with different players.

To travel, to experience and learn: that is to live.

Have a baby, and you realize: The second you think you got sh-t figured out, you don't. It's the greatest wake-up call.

In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals - we are constantly exhorting people to "come out of their shells" - but there's a lot to be said for taking your home with you wherever you go.