My Christmas present to myself each year is to see how much air travel can open up the world and take me to places as far from sheltered California and Japan as possible. – Pico Iyer
Although my book is banned I am still allowed to go to China and travel. There is no longer the kind of control that Mao used to have-there have been deep fundamental changes in society. – Jung Chang
It may be that the most interesting American struggle is the struggle to set oneself free from the limits one is born to, and then to learn something of the value of those limits. – Greil Marcus
I guess the nicest thing about being, I wont say famous but being popular is a more proper word for me to use would be that if youve got a recognizable name, a lot of times you can get people to do things for you ordinarily that you wouldnt get done. – Mickey Gilley
