“Poems give you the lives of others and then circle in on your own inner world.” WorldGivingCirclesLives Of OthersInner World Author:Frances Mayes
“The world cracks open for those willing to take a risk.” WorldRiskWillingCracks Author:Frances Mayes
“One of those flash epiphanies of travel, the realization that worlds you'd love vibrantly exist outside your ignorance of them. The vitality of many lives you know nothing about. I could live in this town, so how is it that I've never been here before today?” KnowsWorldGivingEnoughTodayIgnoranceLuckyTownsBlueRealizationFlashBreezeCurtainsVitalityLiftingDoorwaysEpiphany Author:Frances Mayes
“Travel releases spontaneity. You become a godlike creature full or choice, free to visit the stately pleasure domes, make love in the morning, sketch a bell tower, read a history of Byzantium, stare for one hour at the face of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Madonna dei fusi.' You open, as in childhood, and--for a time--receive this world. There's visceral aspect, too--the huntress who is free. Free to go, free to return home bringing memories to lay on the hearth.” WorldHomeFacesChoicesHoursMemoriesPleasureMorningChildhoodThis WorldReturnCreaturesAspectLaysReleaseStaringBellsTowersMaking LoveSpontaneityOne HourVisceralDomesGodlikeLeonardoHuntressByzantium Author:Frances Mayes
“Venice, the most touristy place in the world, is still just completely magic to me.” WorldStillsMagicVenicePlaces In The World Author:Frances Mayes
