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Dervla Murphy

"This is a city of absolute enchantment in the literal sense of the word. It loosens all the bonds binding the traveller to his own age and sets him free to live in a past that is vital and crude but never ugly. Herat is as old as history and as moving as a great epic poem - if Afghanistan had nothing else it would have been worth coming to experience this."

Source : Dervla Murphy (1987). “Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle”, p.39, The Overlook Press

Dervla Murphy

#Moving Quotes #Epic Quotes #Past Quotes

“My visual quest is driven by a desire to create a universe capable of supporting feelings and ideas.”
“I found in my whole career the best thing that can happen to you is that you hear what people want.”
“Whatâ€™s your name?' she asked, and surprised herself. But for some reason, she wanted to know. Deanâ€™s brotherâ€”he hadnâ€™t been just some nameless Bad Guy Number Four. This vampire wasnâ€™t,either. He had a name, a history, maybe even people who cared what happened to him. My name is none of your business,' he said, and continued to stare out the window, even though there was nothing but blurry brick out there. Can I call you None for short?”
“Everybody got their something.”
“What’s so bad about addiction? I can’t remember. Isn’t it something about giving up your freedom? Isn’t freedom an illusion?”
“I had a choice to be lazy or lean - if I hadn't changed, thing probably would catch up with me.”
“With Cats, some say, one rule is true: Donâ€™t speak till you are spoken to. Myself, I do not hold with that â€” I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity. I bow, and taking off my hat, Ad-dress him in this form: O Cat! But if he is the Cat next door, Whom I have often met before (He comes to see me in my flat) I greet him with an oopsa Cat! I think I've heard them call him James â€” But we've not got so far as names.”
“A scientist works largely by intuition. Given enough experience, a scientist examining a problem can leap to an intuition as to what the solution 'should look like.' ... Science is ultimately based on insight, not logic.”

Source : Guy Consolmagno (2000). “Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist”, McGraw Hill Professional

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