Come with me, ladies and gentlemen who are in any wise weary of London: come with me: and those that tire at all of the world we know: for we have new worlds here.
Lord DunsanyRead
I think that travel comes from some deep urge to see the world, like the urge that brings up a worm in an Irish bog to see the moon when it is full.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Travel is driven by an innate desire to explore and experience the world.
This quote by Lord Dunsany suggests that the act of traveling is not just a physical journey but a profound instinct inherent in humans, akin to a creature's natural urge to seek out light and beauty, represented by a worm emerging from a bog to gaze at the full moon. It highlights the deep-rooted curiosity and longing we have to discover our world and the experiences it offers.
Themes
TravelExplorationCuriosityAdventureWanderlust
In practice
Example use cases
In a travelogue presented at the conference, I quoted Dunsany to emphasize the importance of exploration.
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