In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting st…

Pico Iyer
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In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still. ✨ Pico Iyer (2014). The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere, p.66, Simon and Schuster
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Lonely Places, then are the places that are not on international wavelengths, do not know how to carry themselves, are lost when it comes to visitors. They are shy, defensive, curious places; places … ▶
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