Pico Iyer Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“We can't change the world except insofar as we change the way we look at the world - and, in fact, any one of us can make that change, in any direction, at any moment.”

“Writing reminds you of how much there is in your life that stands outside your explanations. In that way, it's almost a journey into faith and doubt at once.”

“I sometimes think that so much of our life takes place inside our heads - in memory or imagination or interpretation or speculation - that if I really want to change my life, I might best begin by changing my mind.”

“A book doesn't have to be a literary classic, of course, to change us forever.”

“Almost everybody I know has this sense of overdosing on information and getting dizzy living at post-human speeds.”

“Certainly, I think Canada is many years ahead of the curve and still the great global pioneer.”

“I think the world is always going to be as diverse as it always has been.”

“I've never meditated in my life. I don't practice yoga nor any religion. I'm a tourist on the realm of stillness.”

“Like teenagers, we appear to have gone from knowing nothing about the world to knowing too much all but overnight.”

“Not having a car gives me volumes not to think or worry about, and makes walks around the neighborhood a daily adventure.”