We go on a journey to be free of all impediments; to leave ourselves behind much more than to get rid of others

One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; but I like to go by myself. I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. I am then never less alone than when alone.

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases

The incognito of an inn is one of its striking privileges.

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part