It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better.

The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible, the easier the sailing will be.

The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.

Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly.

When I crossed Asia with my friend Peter Fleming, we spoke to no one but each other during many months, and we covered exactly the same ground. Nevertheless my journey differed completely from his.

One of the main points about travelling is to develop in us a feeling of solidarity, of that oneness without which no better world is possible.