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.
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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.Ella Maillart
We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house when we were children.
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When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes.
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Only when one is able to grasp wideness can one possess it.
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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.
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