The
traveler, however virginal and enthusiastic, does
not enjoy an unbroken ecstasy. He has periods of
gloom, periods when he asks himself the object of
all these exertions, and puts the question whether
or not he is really experiencing pleasure. At such
times he suspects that he is not seeing the right
things, that the characteristic, the right aspects
of these strange scenes are escaping him. He looks
forward dully to the days of his holiday yet to
pass, and wonders how he will dispose of them. He is
disgusted because his money is not more, his command
of the language so slight, and his capacity for
enjoyment so limited.
-- Arnold Bennett
1867-1931, British
Novelist
I have
been a stranger in a strange land.
-- Bible
Sacred Scriptures of
Christians and Judaism
What
childishness is it that while there's breath of life
in our bodies, we are determined to rush to see the
sun the other way around?
-- Elizabeth Bishop
1911-1979, American
Poet
Should
we have stayed at home and thought of here? Where
should we be today? Is it right to be watching
strangers in a play in this strangest of theatres?
-- Elizabeth Bishop
1911-1979, American
Poet
