Quote by Arthur Smith
Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and en

Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose. – Arthur Smith

Other quotes by Arthur Smith

The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and Ive often found myself following in their footsteps – although perhaps not all of their footsteps since a typical walk for Samuel T. Coleridge might last two days and cover 145km. – Arthur Smith

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Romantic
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Don Quixotes Delusions is an excellent read – far better than my own forthcoming travel book, Walking Backwards Across Tuscany. – Arthur Smith

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Travel
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Travel books are, by and large, boring. They lodge uncomfortably between fact, fiction and autobiography. – Arthur Smith

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Travel
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Other Quotes from
Travel
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Travel is the most private of pleasures. There is no greater bore than the travel bore. We do not in the least want to hear what he has seen in Hong Kong. – Vita Sackville-West

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Travel

Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel. – David Attenborough

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Travel

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company. – Andre Gide

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Travel

The roughest part of that lifestyle is the travel and early mornings. – Josie Maran

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Travel

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Love isnt an emotion or an instinct – its an art. – Mae West

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We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves. – Author Unknown

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Advice

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit. – James Allen

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Honesty