“The hotel was once where things coalesced, where you could meet both townspeople and travelers. Not so in a motel. No matter how you build it, the motel remains the haunt of the quick and dirty, where the only locals are Chamber of Commerce boys every fourth Thursday. Who ever heard the returning traveler exclaim over one of the great motels of the world he stayed in? Motels can be big, but never grand.” WorldMatterBigsBoysHeardRemainsLocalsDirtyHotelFourthCommerceTravelerChamberThursdayMotelsChamber Of Commerce Author:William Least Heat-Moon
“Boredom lies only with the traveler's limited perception and his failure to explore deeply enough. After a while, I found my perception limited.” EnoughLyingFoundPerceptionBoredomTraveler Book:Blue Highways: A Journey Into America Source: Blue Highways: A Journey Into America
“What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do - especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” PeopleMindDonePastJourneyJudgingTravelYesterdayWanderTime TravelTraveledTravelerFunny TravelCarpe DiemYour PastTravel WritingGreat TravelInspiring TravelTravel AdventureAdventure And TravelRoad TripLife Is An AdventurePhotography And TravelRoads TraveledAdventure And LifeBackpackingRoads And JourneysTravellers FunnyTravel BugRoad LifeSightseeingCosta RicaWeary Traveler Author:William Least Heat-Moon
“I have not been on any river that has more of a distinctive personality than does the Missouri River. It's a river that immediately presents to the traveler, 'I am a grandfather spirit. I have a source; I have a life.” DoeSpiritSourcePersonalityTravelRiversGrandfatherTravelerDistinctiveMissouri Author:William Least Heat-Moon
