Ella Maillart Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The timelessness of a concept has to be woven into the running warp of dying time, vertical power has to be wedded to the horizontal earth.”

“One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one's mind.”

“The wideness of the horizon has to be inside us, cannot be anywhere but inside us, otherwise what we speak about is geographic distances.”

“We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house when we were children.”

“I can see now that a concept or even a feeling makes no sense unless out of our substance we spin around it a web of references, of relationships, of values.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“When I look at something, it is certain that for an instant I am one with what I see.”

“The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.”