Jane Wilson-Howarth

“Seeing human suffering changes you. It either makes you compassionate or it makes you hard.”

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“A Glimpse of Eternal Snows celebrates Nepali wildlife: a smooth grey boulder lifts its head to become a rhinoceros; a langur look-out…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“Travel experiences are emotionally loaded. Often there is excitement and stimulation. The tingle-factor though comes partly from the fact that we're stressed,…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

I think of the irony that in our language [Nepali] the word for love can also mean deceit.

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

GPs are almost the only doctors these days who understand all problems, can see the whole person…spend time with the dying…see things…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“Living in the edge - that's what I feel like when I don't know what my bowels are going to do next.”

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“On life’s journey, every person met, every place, every new word, language, scent & sound changes the traveller a little: forms who…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“We found a smooth inviting boulder under a vast banyan tree, and sat in companionable silence. There unexpectedly, on that rock, I…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

The few certainties in our existences are pain, death and bereavement.

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“Good writers are like magpies, attracted to shiny things and storing away treasures - pieces of dialogue and experience - which pop…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

In Nepal, they say things that start in the rain end well

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

Travel is a joy, full of surprises. Perhaps some of the most enjoyable times are those where one comes close to disaster:…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“Even doctors — or perhaps especially doctors — need to be touched by something personally to understand the suffering of others. We’ve…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They’re right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“A traveller with an open mind grows richer with each journey, with each encounter, with each conversation.”

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“All of a sudden there was a scampering sound. A small furry hand grabbed my food. The hand had fingernails just like…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

“In Nepal, the quality of conversation is much more important than accuracy of the content. Maybe we get overexcited about information in…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth