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Author Michael Crichton dead at 66
Michael Crichton, author of several well-known novels like Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, as well as the creator of the long-running television show ER, died Tuesday of cancer.
As a bit of a tribute, I thought I'd excerpt a part of Crichton's book Travels, an autobiographical account of, among other things, his trips to the Mayan pyramids, the Malay jungle, and Mt. Kilamanjaro. Here's Crichton on why we travel:
"Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am.... Stripped of your ordinary surroundings, your friends, your daily routines, your refrigerator full of your food, your closet full of your clothes, you are forced into direct experience. Such direct experience inevitably makes you aware of who it is that is having the experience. That's not always comfortable, but it is always invigorating."
Well said, as always. Rest in peace, fellow traveler.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Justin Glow Nov 14th 2008 7:16PM
I loved "Travels." There were some truly bizarre stories in it.