The important thing is how alive you are. Writing of every kind is a way to wake oneself up and keep as alive as when one has just fallen in love.

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""You have to travel light to move fast. But to make a great journey you need a slow, steady pace with a heavy heart.""

- Pico Iyer

Balance

"A person susceptible to ‘wanderlust’ is not so much addicted to movement as committed to transformation."

- Pico Iyer

Transformation

"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves."

- Pico Iyer

Personal Growth

"Hello Kitty will never speak."

- Pico Iyer

Philosophy

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

Awareness