“I have found a dream of beauty at which one might look all one's life and sigh.”
Isabella L. Bird“Truly a good horse, good ground to gallop on, and sunshine, make up the sum of enjoyable travelling.”
Isabella L. Bird, Unbeaten Tracks in Japan“I have found a dream of beauty at which one might look all one's life and sigh.”
Isabella L. Bird, Adventures in the Rocky Mountains“In traveling, there is nothing like dissecting people's statements, which are usually colored by their estimate of the powers or likings of the person spoken to, making all reasonable inquiries, and then pertinaciously but quietly carrying out one's own plans.”
Isabella L. Bird, A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains“Everything suggests a beyond.”
Isabella L. Bird, A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains“I sat down and knitted for some time - my usual resource under discouraging circumstances.”
Isabella L. Bird, A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains