Heat Moon
Heat Moon
dirty boys world
The hotel was once where things coalesced, where you could meet both townspeople and travelers. Not so in a motel. No matter how you build it, the motel remains the haunt of the quick and dirty, where the only locals are Chamber of Commerce boys every fourth Thursday. Who ever heard the returning traveler exclaim over one of the great motels of the world he stayed in? Motels can be big, but never grand.
lying boredom perception
Boredom lies only with the traveler's limited perception and his failure to explore deeply enough. After a while, I found my perception limited.
adventure ignorance
Adventure is putting one's ignorance into motion.
dream journey voyages
...who can say where a voyage starts - not the the actual passage but the dream of a journey and its urge to find a way?
memories men achievement
Memory is each man's own last measure, and for some, the only achievement.
men should knows
Other than to amuse himself, why should a man pretend to know where he's going or understand what he sees?
miles wanted known
I can't say, over the miles, that I had learned what I had wanted to know because I hadn't known what I wanted to know. But I did learn what I didn't know I wanted to know.
cowboy america lasts
Whoever the last true cowboy in America turns out to be, he's likely to be an Indian.
law interstate happens
Life doesn't happen along interstates. It's against the law.
At the beginning we learn to travel, then we travel to learn.
country exploration
Get out and find ...the country. And ourselves.
men inheritance chance
Instead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while. Maybe the only gift is a chance to inquire, to know nothing for certain. An inheritance of wonder and nothing more.
native-american space light
To say nothing is out here is incorrect; to say the desert is stingy with everything except space and light, stone and earth is closer to the truth.
feel-better feel-good feelings
You never feel better than when you start feeling good after you've been feeling bad.