Edna St. Vincent Millay Quotes

She must find a boat and sail in it. No guarantee of shore. Only a conviction that what she wanted could exist, if she dared to find it.

I like the idea of the adventurer's spirit. I think that is very much what a man searches for, in a certain way.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Not all those who wander are lost.

I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

A good traveller is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveller does not know where he came from.

Who's coming with me? I don't know where I'm going, but who's coming with me?

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

I never was on the dull, tame shore, But I loved the great sea more and more.

When we are on tour we also take chances.

Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.

I now walk into the wild.

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

Exploring the unknown requires tolerating uncertainty.

Hitchhiking was such a pure form of existence. You'd wake up in the morning, and you'd have no idea what your day was going to be. And that's something I've never been able to shake. I loved that.

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

Any creative process is about being in a territory which isn't secure, isn't necessarily familiar, and isn't convenient in any sort of way. And that's the excitement of it.

I like adventure.

It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.

I love the unknown. I think because it brings fear, and to embrace fear is the best feeling.

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.

If I wasn't doing this kind of exploration, I'd like to be doing some other kind of exploration. It might be more risky, or less risky, but, in the business of exploration, risk is part of the territory.