Ella Maillart quotes

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.

The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.

When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes.

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.

I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch.

One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.

Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.

It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better.

One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.

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.

You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.

Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.