Simon Toyne Quotes

If you think of all the enduring stories in the world, they're of journeys. Whether it's 'Don Quixote' or 'Ulysses,' there's always this sense of a quest - of a person going away to be tested, and coming back.

Real adventure is defined best as a journey from which you may not come back alive, and certainly not as the same person.

Why is every great children's story about a journey? Maybe that's because we are always on one.

You don't just have a story - you're a story in the making, and you never know what the next chapter's going to be. That's what makes it exciting.

I'm going to tell stories to the world. I think there's time for me to grow. We'll see.

See, life is a journey and every chapter is very interesting.

Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.

I don't really look for challenges as much as I like adventures. Other than that I'm just trying to find stories I want to tell.

A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called "The Road Less Traveled", describing a journey he took through the woods along a path most travelers never used. The poet found that the road less traveled was peaceful but quite lonely, and he was probably a bit nervous as he went along, because if anything happened on the road less traveled, the other travelers would be on the road more frequently traveled and so couldn't hear him as he cried for help. Sure enough, that poet is dead.

You can't call it an adventure unless it's tinged with danger. The greatest danger in life, though, is not taking the adventure at all. To have the objective of a life of ease is death. I think we've all got to go after our own Everest.

Come dress yourself in love, let the journey begin.

Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

There's always a hunger, when you're young, to go from peak to peak and avoid the valleys.

Every hero must return home. Starks to Winterfell. Harry to Privet Drive. Luke Skywalker to Tattoine. Katniss to District twelve. The fun is in seeing how they return.

For a while, I was saying 'no' way too often. I turned down 'An Officer and A Gentleman,' 'Splash' and 'Midnight Express.' I could name you tons more. I would go off and experience life instead of working - I was learning to fly jets, went on an African safari, sailed the Caribbean - which wasn't necessarily bad.

I like new challenges and new experiences.

Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path.

I love going out of my comfort zone - I live to go out of my comfort zone.

For some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there. I never want to be complacent or comfortable in a role.

The spirit around leaving New York, for me, was that I just felt I needed to do something really outside of my comfort zone. And I really couldn't tell you at the time why I needed to do it. It wasn't like I was running from something dark; it was a desire to shake things up.

What draws me in is that a trip is a leap in the dark. It's like a metaphor for life. You set off from home, and in the classic travel book, you go to an unknown place. You discover a different world, and you discover yourself.

Life drew me and I followed it.

Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance.

No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven't done.

Sometimes doors open and other close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging. That's where I think you live your life to the fullest.