"Independent travel does that, bringing temporarily together these wandering ships that would otherwise pass in the night. Relationships were mostly brief and sometimes downright fleeting. The barriers and masks of settled existence melted away, allowing strangers to become fast friends, if only for a day. We travellers needed that, having deliberately stepped away from the social safety net of family, school, work and community."

-- John Haines

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“We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to experience the wonder of our existence.”
“I only have eyes for you.”
“Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems.”
“I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything.”
“We have been so impressed with the Pocket Radar that it has become the only radar gun we use for coaching and scouting.”
“When covering the man with the ball, the defense should be able to touch the ball with his hand. He should assume this touching position as the ball is being received. When the ball is received, the defense should discourage the pass into the post area. The hands should be kept up. Keeping the hands up reduces a tendency to foul and allows a player to move his hands quickly.”
“What is happy? I think happy's in the moment. I don't think everybody can be happy all the time.”

Source : "An everyday tale of country folk". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. November 8, 2001.
“They shared the chores of living as some couples do-she did most of the work and he appreciated it.”

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