Not having a car gives me volumes not to think or worry about, and makes walks around the neighborhood a daily adventure. Pico Iyer adventurecardaily Change image and share on social
I think the world is always going to be as diverse as it always has been. Pico Iyer diverseworld Change image and share on social
Like teenagers, we appear to have gone from knowing nothing about the world to knowing too much all but overnight. Pico Iyer knowovernightteenager Change image and share on social
A holy day, after all, is a day for considering everything you otherwise think too little about. Pico Iyer dayholy Change image and share on social
To me, part of the beauty of a comma is that it offers a rest, like one in music: a break that gives the whole piece of music greater shape, deeper harmony. It allows us to catch our breath. Pico Iyer beautybreakbreath Change image and share on social
People are always asking me where I come from, and they're expecting me to say India, and they're absolutely right insofar as 100 percent of my blood and ancestry does come from India. Except, I've never lived one day of my life there. I can't speak even one word of its more than 22,000 dialects. Pico Iyer 000absolutelyancestry share on social
A single Dallas Cowboys football game uses up as much electricity as the entire nation of Liberia in those same three hours - one reason the globe, if looked at from a certain height, is a cluster of lights surrounded by enormous patches of dark. Pico Iyer clustercowboydallas share on social
It's only by taking myself away from clutter and distraction that I can begin to hear something out of earshot and recall that listening is much more invigorating than giving voice to all the thoughts and prejudices that anyway keep me company twenty-four hours a day. Pico Iyer begincluttercompany share on social
A traveler is really not someone who crosses ground so much as someone who is always hungry for the next challenge and adventure. Pico Iyer adventurechallengecrosse Change image and share on social
In Vancouver, in Sydney and in Orange County, we live among fluorescent stores and streets so brightly lit that you can read a book after dark; in other places across our global body, there are blackouts and curfews every night. Pico Iyer blackoutbodybook share on social