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.

Words are impotent to describe certain emotions.

The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible, the easier the sailing will be.

I am convinced that to live is to travel towards the world's end.

It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better.

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.

I wanted to learn a few foreign languages, and therefore I had to go abroad.