--- title: "4 H. V. Morton Quotes" description: "Henry Canova Vollam Morton, was a journalist and pioneering travel writer from Lancashire, England. He was best known for his many books on London, Grea..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/h-v-morton-65419_feelings_i-gave-way-to-a-wave-of-home-sickness-th_786027.jpg" --- # H. V. Morton **4** quotes in **17** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Henry Canova Vollam Morton, was a journalist and pioneering travel writer from Lancashire, England. He was best known for his many books on London, Great Britain and the Holy Land. He first achieved fame in 1923 when, while working for the Daily Express, he covered the opening of the tomb of Tutankh ## Quotes by H. V. Morton > [“I gave way to a wave of home-sickness that almost shames me now when I recollect it. I find it impossible in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-v-morton/i-gave-way-to-a-wave-of-home-sickness-that-almost-shames-me-now-when/) [H. V. Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-v-morton/) [Feelings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feelings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/h-v-morton-65419_feelings_i-gave-way-to-a-wave-of-home-sickness-th_786027.jpg) > [“What an amazing thing is the coming of spring to London. The very pavements seem ready to crack and lift under the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-v-morton/what-an-amazing-thing-is-the-coming-of-spring-to-london-the-very/) [H. V. Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-v-morton/) [Coming-of-spring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming-of-spring-35205/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/h-v-morton-65419_coming-of-spring_what-an-amazing-thing-is-the-coming-of-s_1928264.jpg) > [“All good knights, pilgrims, sons in search of fortune, seekers after truth, and plain ordinary fools, turn towards the city they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-v-morton/all-good-knights-pilgrims-sons-in-search-of-fortune-seekers-after/) [H. V. Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-v-morton/) [Farewell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/farewell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/h-v-morton-65419_farewell_all-good-knights-pilgrims-sons-in-search_2065442.jpg) > [“There comes a moment in all travel when you know that you have really started. It may be weeks before you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-v-morton/there-comes-a-moment-in-all-travel-when-you-know-that-you-have-really/) [H. V. Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-v-morton/) [Emotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/h-v-morton-65419_emotion_there-comes-a-moment-in-all-travel-when_2533591.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-v-morton/#itemlist", "name": "H. V. 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