'A study of the Great Malady; horror of home.' Baudelaire, Journaux Intimes

'I think I would be happy in that place I happen not to be, and this question of moving house is the subject of a perpetual dialogue I have with my soul. Baudelaire, 'Any Where Out Of This World'

'In 'The Descent of Man' Darwin notes that in certain birds the migratory impulse is stronger than the maternal. A mother will abandon her fledglings in the nest rather than miss her appointment for the long journey south.' Bruce Chatwin, 'Songlines'

Swans fly along the road ahead, but still I stand no nearer home. (Anon)