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title: "1 Feel Living Quotes By Laura Dekker"
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> [As soon as I get on my boat, something inside me changes. Then I really feel what living is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/as-soon-as-i-get-on-my-boat-something-inside-me-changes-then-i-really/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/laura-dekker-26423_boat_as-soon-as-i-get-on-my-boat-something-in_2496309.jpg)

## More by Laura Dekker

> [Over a period of 11 months, I was constantly afraid that Youth Care would lock me up. It was all a frightening and traumatic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/over-a-period-of-11-months-i-was-constantly-afraid-that-youth-care/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [When I'm not surfing or sailing, I am to be found at the harbour working on my boat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/when-i-m-not-surfing-or-sailing-i-am-to-be-found-at-the-harbour/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [I was four when I first stood at the helm on my own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/i-was-four-when-i-first-stood-at-the-helm-on-my-own/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [I follow my own head. And if I'm determined to do something, then I'll make sure that I make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/i-follow-my-own-head-and-if-i-m-determined-to-do-something-then-i-ll/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [My parents have sailed around the world; they know what can happen and that it's not always fun, but because I want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/my-parents-have-sailed-around-the-world-they-know-what-can-happen-and/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/i-want-simply-to-learn-about-the-world-and-live-freely/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [I am not going to say much about the film 'Maidentrip,' but I won't be representing it, as I am not fully standing behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/i-am-not-going-to-say-much-about-the-film-maidentrip-but-i-won-t-be/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [All the media are horrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/all-the-media-are-horrible/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [I'm still not used to the idea of being the youngest circumnavigator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/i-m-still-not-used-to-the-idea-of-being-the-youngest-circumnavigator/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [I do not often get lonely, and I never get bored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/i-do-not-often-get-lonely-and-i-never-get-bored/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [At sea, I feel comfortable and I come to rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/at-sea-i-feel-comfortable-and-i-come-to-rest/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [I follow my own head. And if Im determined to do something, then Ill make sure that I make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/i-follow-my-own-head-and-if-im-determined-to-do-something-then-ill/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [A house is kind of scary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/a-house-is-kind-of-scary/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [It was really weird dealing with the media. I had no idea how to handle it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/it-was-really-weird-dealing-with-the-media-i-had-no-idea-how-to/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

> [As a 13-year-old girl, it was never my intention to be the center of world news.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dekker/as-a-13-year-old-girl-it-was-never-my-intention-to-be-the-center-of/)

[Laura Dekker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dekker/)

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