Quotes from Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuściński
The best-known quotes from Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuściński — on travel, curiosity about the world, knowledge and the encounter with the Other.
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A selection of the best-known quotes from Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuściński — on travel, curiosity about the world, knowledge and the encounter with the Other.
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Best-known quotes
“A journey does not begin when we set out, nor end when we return home. It begins much earlier and never really ends, because the film of it keeps running inside our memory.” — Travels with Herodotus
“There is such a thing as travel fever, and it is essentially an incurable disease.” — Travels with Herodotus
“In the person who believes that everything has already happened, what is most beautiful has died: the beauty of life.” — Travels with Herodotus
“In his actions, a person has no choice. He carries his fate within himself, as if it were a genetic code — he must go where and do what destiny has ordained.” — Travels with Herodotus
“Words have grown cheap. They have multiplied and lost their value.” — Travels with Herodotus
“Only children ask important questions and really want to find something out.” — Travels with Herodotus
“The average person is not especially curious about the world. There are few such enthusiasts.” — Travels with Herodotus
“Do we really know what drives a person out into the world? Is it curiosity?” — Travels with Herodotus
“Literature seemed to be the whole world then. People looked to it for the strength to live.” — Travels with Herodotus
“In times of peace sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons.” — Travels with Herodotus
“Human affairs run in a circle, and its turning does not allow the same people to be happy.” — Travels with Herodotus
“Fate must be fulfilled.” — Travels with Herodotus
See also
source: kapuscinski.info