Fully Alive Quotes by Ella Maillart

Shall we ever see the 10 million things of the universe simultaneously in order to be the all? I am convinced that to live…

— Ella Maillart

Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our…

— Ella Maillart

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

— Ella Maillart

When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes.

— Ella Maillart

Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in…

— Ella Maillart

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

— Ella Maillart

There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.

— Ella Maillart

Humanity is made up of an infinity of different individuals. Each of us travels for motives exclusively his own.

— Ella Maillart

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

— Ella Maillart

“I write with my foot.”

— Ella Maillart

You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.

— Ella Maillart

Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.

— Ella Maillart

One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.

— Ella Maillart

Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.

— Ella Maillart

The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes…

— Ella Maillart