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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.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Cannot Done Escape Great Illusion Mind Since Travels

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Only when one is able to grasp wideness can one possess it.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Able Grasp Only Possess

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Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in bulbs, music on disks, or images gliding over a pale screen.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Better Boxes Heat Ice Images Keen Live Music Natives Other Others Over Pale Pipes Screen See Sunshine Than Us Without

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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.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Am Convinced End Ever Live Million Order See Shall Simultaneously Things Towards Travel Universe World I Am

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That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Could Escapism Idea Life My Life Sum Up Words

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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.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Accomplished Affects Benefits Cannot Changes Character How Journey Moments Our Perfect Terms Weighed

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The true traveller is the one urged to move about for physical, aesthetic, intellectual as well as spiritual reasons.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: About Aesthetic Intellectual Move Physical Reasons Spiritual Traveller True Urged Well

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The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Appeal Channels Cherished Confidence Did Difficult Dreams Me Myself Studies Through University Usual Work

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There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Men Only Species Towards Valid Voyage Walk Which

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Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Able Activity Among Appreciate Direct Every Immediately Live Simple Them Those Tribes Understandable Ways Where Who

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Writer

Born: February 20th, 1903

Died: March 27th, 1997

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