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.
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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
I did not want to be depressed by the gap existing between my weakness and my ambition.
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The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.
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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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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.
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One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one's mind.
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