Distance Quote by Colum McCann

“It feels like flying and landing to all the continents of the world with the use of my imaginary paper that can floats in…

— Alexina Benavidez

“Middlestein thought texting was the same as Morse code, and the more people texted, the closer American came to being a nation at war.”

— Jami Attenberg

“After we flew across the country we got in bed, laid our bodies delicately together, like a map, laid face to face, East to…

— Sharon Olds

“Long, long journey through the darkness Long, long way to go But what are miles across the ocean To the heart that's coming home?”

— Enya

“The messages must be stuck somewhere in the tube of light underneath the ocean that connects London and New York.”

— Olivia Sudjic

“twenty-three hours of nonstop traveling over two continents and countless time zones, her sense of humor”

— Leeanna Morgan

“Sometimes in life, we reach a right place by departing from a wrong port with a wrong ship!”

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Your consciousness is like a tiny stowaway on a transatlantic steamship, taking credit for the journey without acknowledging the massive engineering underfoot.”

— David Eagleman

“Think of anything, of cowboys, of movies, of detective stories, of anybody who goes anywhere or stays at home and is an American and…

— Gertrude Stein

“Part of what I love about traveling was the idea of vanishing from the radar for a while, even if it was just for…

— Dana Cameron

“In Atlantic City about to get my crunk on. I don't know what that means.”

— Blake Lewis

“Only one ship is seeking us, a black- Sailed unfamiliar, towing at her back A huge and birdless silence. In her wake No waters…

— Philip Larkin