Afar Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

“Sometimes we credit ourselves with a longing to be in some distant spot, whereas, in truth, we are only longing to have the time…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The moments that you were there for someone in their time of need are the moments that they will hopefully remember most.

— Senora Roy

I suspected, however, that I wasn't homesick for anything I would find at home when I returned. The longing was for what I wouldn't…

— Alice Steinbach

The world much too little time was given to me to wander a land so full of wonders.

— Mariana Fulger

Nostalgia is the aching realization that you can't go back again. The longing, no matter how intense, can never be met.

— R. C. Sproul, Jr

We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet…

— Anonymous

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.

— Diana Ross

The lure of the past came up to grab me. To see a dagger slowly appearing, with its gold glint, through the sand was…

— Agatha Christie

I am not among those who engage in nostalgia, because I think that locks you into a moment in time without thinking about where…

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

There are certain days that are forever locked in our memories. They represent special times, places, and people that we capture in the scrapbook…

— Jim Stovall

We do not remember days, we remember moments. Too often we try to accomplish something big without realizing that the greatest part of life…

— Anonymous

“Longing on a large scale is what makes history. This is just a kid with a local yearning but he is part of an…

— Don Delillo Underworld