Ella Maillart
Quotes by Ella Maillart
The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.
— Ella Maillart
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
One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.
— 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
Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.
— Ella Maillart
You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.
— 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
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
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