4 James Michener Quotes on Travel

James Michener quotes on travel

1. In 1948 I addressed some students at Washington and Lee University, and in the question-answer period one young man observed with asperity, 'But it's easy for you to write. You've traveled.'

5. On Tuesday the freighter steamed through the Straits of Gibraltar and for five days plowed eastward through the Mediterranean, past islands and peninsulas rich in history, so that on Saturday night the steward advised Dr. Cullinane, 'If you wish an early sight of the Holy Land you must be up at dawn.'

10. It was the silent time before dawn, along the shores of what had been one of the most beautiful lakes in southern Africa.

11. If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.