“A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.”
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. It depicts a 1960 road trip around the United States made by Steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle, Charley. Steinbeck wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level, since he made his living writing about it. He wrote of having many questions going into his journey, the main one being "What are Americans like today?" However, he found that he had concerns about much of the "new America" he witnessed.
“I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.”
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Variant: What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“You don't even know where I'm going."
"I don't care. I'd like to go anywhere.”
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.”
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.”
Pt. 1
Travels With Charley: In Search of America (1962)
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“I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments”
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Pt. 3
Travels With Charley: In Search of America (1962)
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“We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.”
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“I suppose our capacity for self-delusion is boundless.”
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
“A question is a trap, and an answer your foot in it.”
Pt. 4
Travels With Charley: In Search of America (1962)
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“I wonder why progress looks so much like destruction.”
Pt. 3
Travels With Charley: In Search of America (1962)
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
