Orwell wrote easily and well about small humane pursuits, such as bird watching, gardening and cooking, and did not despise popular pleasures like pubs and vulgar seaside resorts. In many ways, his investigations into ordinary life and activity prefigure what we now call 'cultural studies. - Christopher Hitchens
I do know this much though: If a man resorts to wiles, guile and petty deceptions, it means he's nowhere near being in love. - Orhan Pamuk
The ocean, the desert, and the jungle are the last strongholds and resorts of peace. ("Fear") - P.C. Wren