When I look at something, it is certain that for an instant I am one with what I see. Ella Maillart Read Quote
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. Ella Maillart Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them. Ella Maillart Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I am sure that instinctively we wish to be everything, to possess it – why cut the rose or marry the man, otherwise? Ella Maillart Read Quote
I did not want to be depressed by the gap existing between my weakness and my ambition. Ella Maillart Read Quote
I wanted to learn a few foreign languages, and therefore I had to go abroad. Ella Maillart Read Quote