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Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Adventure Afraid Also Bit Desire Something Somewhat Spirit Tamed Those Travel Who

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We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house when we were children.

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Topics: Children Earth Feel House Like Our Ours Parents Want Were

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When I crossed Asia with my friend Peter Fleming, we spoke to no one but each other during many months, and we covered exactly the same ground. Nevertheless my journey differed completely from his.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Asia Covered Crossed Each Exactly Exactly The Same Friend Ground His Journey Many Months My Friend My Journey Nevertheless Other Peter Same Spoke

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When I look at something, it is certain that for an instant I am one with what I see.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Am Certain Instant Look See Something I Am I See

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When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes.

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Topics: Heart Language Same Speaks

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Words are impotent to describe certain emotions.

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Topics: Certain Describe Emotions Words

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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.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Boy Brave Chinese Climbing Columbus Down Enter Feel First First Time Full Lane Laughing Meal Meat Pub Risk Rotten Starting Tibetan Time Unknown You

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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.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: Concept Dying Earth Horizontal Power Running Time Timelessness Vertical Warp Woven

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The wideness of the horizon has to be inside us, cannot be anywhere but inside us, otherwise what we speak about is geographic distances.

~Ella Maillart

Topics: About Anywhere Cannot Distances Geographic Horizon Inside Otherwise Speak Us

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Writer

Born: February 20th, 1903

Died: March 27th, 1997

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