James Tate Quotes

Upon the hearth the fire is red, Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet, Still round the corner we may meet A sudden tree or standing stone That none have seen but we alone. Tree and flower and leaf and grass, Let them pass! Let them pass!

I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.

We were very scared. Going to America was almost like going to the moon.

Into the woods you go again You have to every now and then Into the woods, no telling when Be ready for the journey Into the woods, each time you go There's more to learn of what you know.

Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.

The open road is a beckoning, a strangeness, a place where a man can lose himself.

My grandfather says that's what books are for," Ashoke said, using the opportunity to open the volume in his hands. "To travel without moving an inch.

She wanted a book to take her places she couldn't get to herself.

Together we will take the road that leads into the West, And far away will find a land where both our hearts may rest.

All the world was before me and every day was a holiday, so it did not seem important to which one of the world's wildernesses I first should wander.

A book is a door, you know. Always and forever. A book is a door into another place and another heart and another world.

So let the way wind up the hill or down, O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown. My heart will keep the courage of the quest, And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.

Sal, we gotta go and never stop going 'till we get there.' 'Where we going, man?' 'I don't know but we gotta go.

Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow! Travel, change, interest, excitement! The whole world before you, and a horizon that's always changing!

Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor

Well, see, there's this cave in Switzerland I really need to find.' She slipped on her sunglasses; was already in the middle of the street when she turned and looked back at Hale and Gabrielle. 'You coming?

The farther you go...the harder it is to return. The world has many edges and it's easy to fall off.

The two things that constantly inspired me were books and travel.

Pack a pillow and blanket and see as much of the world as you can.You will not regret it.

Of the gladdest moments in human life...is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.

Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and itinerary along with him.

I hope that you, too, will choose to have a journey instead of just a life. Actually, I hope it's a full on expedition.

To travel is to live.

For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning - not home but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last.