The Quotable Traveler - Quotable From the time of Homer down to the present, those who have journeyed both near and far left behind evocative, fascinating, and often funny observations on the trials and triumphs of travel. Deborah McHugh has collected hundreds of the most pithy, profound, witty, and wise of these statements in THE QUOTABLE TRAVELER, a delightful compendium deco... more »rated with vintage advertisements of the 1920s and 1930s. It includes thoughts from such notable travelers as: Dave Barry, Bill Bryson, Tim Cahill, Pico Iyer, Jack Kerouac, A. W. Kinglake, Mary Kingsley, Frances Mayes, Peter Mayle, Jan Morris, Eric Newby, P. J. O?Roarke, Michael Palin, V. S. Pritchett, Freya Stark, John Steinbeck, Paul Theroux, Mark Twain, Randy Wayne White, George Woodcock, and many more. So, off you?ll go to the ends of the earth?from the North Pole to the South Pole and all around the Equator?with quotations from some of the world's most articulate wanderers and writers. Whether you are a pleasure traveler, business traveler, or even an armchair traveler, THE QUOTABLE TRAVELER may be the best traveling companion you?ll ever have.« less