An island is a fixed and finite piece of geography, and usually the whole place has been carved up and claimed.

You see the world as fixed and finite, and it is not. It is liquid and ever moving, and one act can change everything.

A place that doesn't welcome tourists, that's really difficult and off the map, is a place I want to see.

What strikes me about high-school reunions is the realization that these are people one has known one's whole life.

Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.

The truth is, until you know any different, the island is enough.
Actually, I know different. And it's still enough.