Adventure Quotes

“The life of man is the true romance, which when it is valiantly conduced, will yield the imagination a higher joy than any fiction.”

“What greater delight and wonder can there be than to leave the straight lines of personality and deviate into these footpaths that lead beneath brambles and thick tree trunks into the heart of the forest where live those wild beasts, our fellow men? That is true: to escape is the greatest of pleasures; street haunting in winter the greatest of adventures.”

“Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket.”

“There are dreadful moments when death comes very near those we love, even if for the time being it passes by. But life is a great adventure, and the worst of all fears is the fear of living.”

“Life is a great adventure…accept it in such a spirit.”

“It is the dissenter, the theorist, the aspirant, who is quitting this ancient domain to embark on seas of adventure, who engages our interest. Omitting then for the present all notice of the stationary class, we shall find that the movement party divides itself into two classes, the actors, and the students.”

“Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness.”

“What do you do, go around trying everything once?' he asked. 'Sometimes twice.”

“An adventure is something that while it's happening you wish it wasn't.”

“I was looking for something to love, for I was in love with loving, and I hated security and a smooth way, free from snares.”

“Everything is dangerous, my dear fellow. If it wasn't so, life wouldn't be worth living.”

“Oh, no. To live... to live would be an awfully big adventure.”

“Where would you like to go, what would you really like to do with your life? See Istanbul, Port Said, Nairobi, Budapest. Write a book. Smoke too many cigarettes. Fall off a cliff but get caught in a tree halfway down. Get shot at a few times in a dark alley on a Morrocan midnight. Love a beautiful woman.”

“Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun.”

“Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?”

“The train skimmed on softly, slithering, black pennants fluttering, black confetti lost on its own sick-sweet candy wind, down the hill, with the two boys pursuing, the air was so cold they ate ice cream with each breath.”

“This year I am choosing to live beyond my wildest dreams. I wonder where they'll take me.”

“It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.”

“Plunge into the deep without fear, with the gladness of April in your heart.”

“Be brave, right through, and leave for the unknown.”

“Having the courage to stand up and pursue your dreams will give you life's greatest reward and life's greatest adventure.”

“Age considers; youth ventures.”

“But we are all insane, anyway. Note the mountain-climbers.”

“There is a joy in danger.”

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”