John Ashbery Quotes

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.

Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair. The night's busted open. These two lanes will take us anywhere.

I like driving. A lot. I think that's something I just enjoy the most. I can, at a moment's notice, drive across the country if, you know, I had to.

Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.

I'm a vagabond. I have a suitcase that is ready to go at a moment's notice. The thought of being in one place for a long time, or playing one character for a long time, is terrifying for me.

If you are a 5-year-old, you just go ahead and try something. You don't think about it. You are just a little kid.

This is the first time in 10 years I don't know what I'm doing next, and I'm rather enjoying it. Soon I'll be climbing the walls no doubt, but right now, it's not clear, I'm just enjoying the freedom.

Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that 's why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I'm just roaming around, vagabonding.

Maybe it was all those wild times that kept me young.

I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I'll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y'know, just see where roads lead.

I really like to just jump in a truck with your backpack and just drive and go somewhere.

I love traveling. I love just going about on my own, feeling I have no roots.

I never thought that sex was wrong, sinful, dirty. When you take away the thought of things being dirty or forbidden, then you can really enjoy your sensuality.

I need this wild life, this freedom.

It's kind of good to do things while you're young.

When you're on a road trip, anything goes.

How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light.

I'm always ready to go back on the road.

I love the freedom of the road.

Being on the road isn't hell - it's pure pleasure now.

I don't just hop in the car. I have destinations. I drive to relax. I'll be gone for two weeks, hit four or five major cities. I don't like being nowhere for more than two or three days. I just go. I don't have a schedule.

Being on the road is very inspiring.

The road is the best spot to drive - just anywhere.

It's really fun to just get on a bike and just go and, I guess in a way, to be able to leave the tour and not be confined and all that kind of stuff.

I can see inside planes!' he yells. 'Come and look!' It's difficult climbing in a mini dress...I haul myself up even though my arms ache. I want to see inside planes too. I want to watch the wind and catch birds in my fist.