One of the main points about travelling is to develop in us a feeling of solidarity, of that oneness without which no better world is possible.
Ella MaillartThe usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.
Ella MaillartYou can feel as brave as Columbus starting for the unknown the first time you enter a Chinese lane full of boys laughing at you, or when you risk climbing down in a Tibetan pub for a meal of rotten meat.
Ella Maillart