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 1 Share Now -
One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. - Ella Maillart 2 Share Now -
Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive. - Ella Maillart 3 Share Now -
I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch. - Ella Maillart 4 Share Now -
Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly. - Ella Maillart 5 Share Now -
It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better. - Ella Maillart 6 Share Now -
One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. - Ella Maillart 7 Share Now -
You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself. - Ella Maillart 9 Share Now -
