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Ella Maillart
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Quotes by Ella Maillart
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Shall we ever see the 10 million things of the universe simultaneously in order to be the all? I am convinced that to live is to travel towards the world’s end.
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One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one’s mind.
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The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.
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The timelessness of a concept has to be woven into the running warp of dying time, vertical power has to be wedded to the horizontal earth.
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You can feel as brave as Columbus starting for the unknown the first time you enter a Chinese lane full of boys laughing at you, or when you risk climbing down in a Tibetan pub for a meal of rotten meat.
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Certain travelers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.
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