I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch.
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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
There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.
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From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide.
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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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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.
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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.
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