Tourism Requires That You See Conventional Things,

Understanding The Past Requires Pretending That You Don't Know The Present. It Requires Feeling Its Own Pressure On Your Pulses Without Any Ex Post Facto Illumination.

Before The Development Of Tourism, Travel Was Conceived To Be Like Study, And It's Fruits Were Considered To Be The Adornment Of The Mind And The Formation Of The Judgment.

All The Pathos And Irony Of Leaving One's Youth Behind Is Thus Implicit In Every Joyous Moment Of Travel: One Knows That The First Joy Can Never Be Recovered, And The Wise Traveller Learns Not To Repeat Successes But Tries New Places All The Time.

And The Ideal Travel Writer Is Consumed Not Just With A Will To Know. He Is Also Moved By A Powerful Will To Teach.

Wars Damage The Civilian Society As Much As They Damage The Enemy. Soldiers Never Get Over It.