Bobbie Ann Mason Quotes

I'm one of the most adaptable guys I know in as much as travelling is my favourite thing to do in life. With every place I go, I try to stay there long enough to do it justice, long enough so that I can at least imagine what it would be like to live there. Once I imagine that, then it's OK for me to return home.

I've always wanted to be a cat. Warm and domesticated when you want to be, wild when you don't.

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve.

I've lived a very nomadic life, which I enjoy.

I can only go places because I know that I can go away from them, if that makes sense. I like the gypsy lifestyle that filming affords.

Home has always been wherever I am. I'm not very attached to walls - or people, for that matter - so I've always loved travelling around. A book in my back pocket, a diary, and a pen is all I need to call any place home.

Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older.

People who wander are nicer to be with. Movement militates against hoarding possessions and against bigotry, because you are constantly moving across boundaries and having to negotiate with people.

Place means nothing to me. I can be at home anywhere.

The thing about me is that I love variety. I like to try new things, and I don't want to be pinned back.

Any old place I can hang my hat is home sweet home to me.

I guess I just tend to feel at home wherever I go.

Don't feel you have to stick to plans, because something better might come up; and try to blend in, because you see more. I've learnt that the principles of moving around a big city are the same everywhere; only the people and streets are different.

Don't corral me, and I'll always come home. Just let me go out and play during the day.

I like to be prepared enough to be completely unprepared. I don't know if I make sense, but I have a fantasy of living someone else's life. And to do that perfectly, I need to prepare myself just as properly.

I just keep looking for things that are interesting and keep calm as possible about it all, not worrying about being in a 'box.'

I just like to have one foot in Montana and one foot out.

I try not to stick to any one thing, you know. That's always been important to me.

I've learned it's important to never lock yourself down into one thing - you need to remain fluid and open to all possibilities.

I feel open to anything.

I thrive on that nomadic lifestyle.

Keep not standing fixed and rooted. Briskly venture, briskly roam.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.

I have built my life to pursue the new. I don't have family, don't know many people and I am usually ready to leave within an hour.