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Ella Maillart

Ella Maillart (or Ella K. Maillart; February 20, 1903, Geneva – March 27, 1997, Chandolin) was a French-speaking Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman.

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

Tags: Work, Myself, Confidence

Ella Maillart

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

Tags: Away, Run, Enthusiasm

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.

Tags: Time, Long, Rather

Ella Maillart

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

Tags: Moving, Give, Keep

Ella Maillart

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

Tags: Yourself, Afraid, Unknown

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.

Tags: Judge, Self, Give

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.

Tags: Live, End, Ever

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.

Tags: Afraid, Desire, Spirit

Ella Maillart