I can see now that a concept or even a feeling makes no sense unless out of our substance we spin around it a web of references, of relationships, of values.

I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch.

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.

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

From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide.

The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.

The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.