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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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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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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Other Quotes from
Travel
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Oh, Im terrible at travel. – Johnny Vegas

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Travel

I travel. I do a lot of traveling around the world. – Chris Tucker

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Travel

The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking. – George Ade, Forty Modern Fables

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Travel

Its very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything. – Caroline Wozniacki

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Travel

Random Quotes

At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past. – Maurice Maeterlinck

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Past

How many charming talents have been spoiled by the instilled desire to do important work! Some people are born to lift heavy weights. Some are born to juggle with golden balls. – Max Beerbohm

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Sports

Dont approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side. – Yiddish Proverb

Nixons grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped. – Bob Woodward

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Failure