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Ella Maillart quotes

Swiss Writer February 20, 1903 – March 27, 1997

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One travels so as to learn once more how to marvel at life in the way a child does. And blessed be the poet, the artist who knows how to keep alive his sense of wonder. Ella Maillart
I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it. Ella Maillart
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
Ella Maillart quote: "From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and..."
From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide. Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart quote: "That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life."
That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life. Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart quote: "Humanity is made up of an infinity of different individuals...."
Humanity is made up of an infinity of different individuals. Each of us travels for motives exclusively his own. Ella Maillart
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
Ella Maillart quote: "The true traveller is the one urged to move about for..."
The true traveller is the one urged to move about for physical, aesthetic, intellectual as well as spiritual reasons. Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart quote: "Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving..."
Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive. Ella Maillart
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
Ella Maillart quote: "One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great..."
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
Ella Maillart quote: "Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for..."
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
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. Ella Maillart
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
Ella Maillart quote: "One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine..."
One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. Ella Maillart

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