“For more and more of us, home has less to do with a piece of soil than a piece of soul.”
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Famous Pico Iyer Quotes
“Home is not just the place where you happen to be born. Its the place where you become yourself.”
“The less conscious one is of being a writer, the better the writing.”
“Destinations are less important than the spirit you bring to them.”
“To step away from the world isn't to draw back; it's actually a way to tune in.”
“Making a living and making a life sometimes point in opposite directions.”
Source: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere
Source: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere
“In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.”
Source: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere
“In an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow.”
“In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.”
Source: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere
“I suddenly realized I was racing around so much, I could never catch up with my life”
“The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug.”
“We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say.”
“A holy day, after all, is a day for considering everything you otherwise think too little about.”
“Technology, in short, cannot teach me how to do without technology.”
Source: The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home
“American dreams are strongest in the hearts of those who have seen America only in their dreams.”