I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch.
Ella MaillartOthers 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.
Ella MaillartOne travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one's mind.
Ella Maillart