One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. Ella Maillart capacitydreadfulenthusiasm Change image and share on social
Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive. Ella Maillart alivefeelfully Change image and share on social
The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them. Ella Maillart angleexaminemind Change image and share on social
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 adventureafraidbite Change image and share on social
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 aspectbringbroaden share on social
The wideness of the horizon has to be inside us, cannot be anywhere but inside us, otherwise what we speak about is geographic distances. Ella Maillart distancegeographichorizon Change image and share on social
I refuse to imprison our acts in the rigid mould of sentences. Ella Maillart actimprisonmould Change image and share on social
Only when one is able to grasp wideness can one possess it. Ella Maillart grasppossesswideness Change image and share on social
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. Ella Maillart conceptfeltmake Change image and share on social
There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men. Ella Maillart manspeciesvalid Change image and share on social