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I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Before Could Desert Ditch Full Grass Green Had Live Understand Value

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You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.

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Topics: Afraid Reveals Travel Unknown You Yourself

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One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.

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Topics: Away Capacity Dreadful Enthusiasm Imagination Our Routine Run Travels

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One of the main points about travelling is to develop in us a feeling of solidarity, of that oneness without which no better world is possible.

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Topics: About Better Better World Develop Feeling Main Oneness Points Possible Solidarity Travelling Us Which Without World

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The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible, the easier the sailing will be.

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Topics: Easier Learn Responsible Sailing Sooner Will

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I did not want to be depressed by the gap existing between my weakness and my ambition.

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Topics: Ambition Between Depressed Did Existing Gap Want Weakness

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The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.

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Topics: According Angle Minds State Them Vary Which

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We must develop a deeper interest and greater understanding of the people we meet here or abroad. Like us, they are passengers on board that mysterious ship called life.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Abroad Board Deeper Develop Greater Here Interest Life Like Meet Must Mysterious Passengers People Ship Understanding Us

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Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Alive Because Certain Feel Fully Give Impression Keep Keep Moving Moving Only Then Travellers

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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.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Birthright Conquer Every Every Time Felt Going Home Inheritance Leave Long Possession Rather Take Time Took Were World

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Writer

Born: February 20th, 1903

Died: March 27th, 1997

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