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