Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart
Ella Maillartwas a French-speaking Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth20 February 1903
CountrySwitzerland
adventure desire spirit
Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.
home conquer-the-world long
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.
towns poor bigs
I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it.
writing emotion certain
Words are impotent to describe certain emotions.
depressing ambition literature
I did not want to be depressed by the gap existing between my weakness and my ambition.
confidence dream usual
The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.
self giving judging
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.
children parent house
We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house when we were children.
order world funny-travel
Shall we ever see the 10 million things of the universe simultaneously in order to be the all? I am convinced that to live is to travel towards the world's end.
wind desire tides
From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide.
sunshine ice gliding
Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in bulbs, music on disks, or images gliding over a pale screen.
heart language speak
When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes.
mind states angle
The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.
ideas escapism
That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life.