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Famous Ella Maillart Quotes
“I wanted to learn a few foreign languages, and therefore I had to go abroad.”
“Only when one is able to grasp wideness can one possess it.”
“When I look at something, it is certain that for an instant I am one with what I see.”
“That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life.”
“The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.”
“When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes.”
“We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house when we were children.”
“I did not want to be depressed by the gap existing between my weakness and my ambition.”
“There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.”