Its highest point was The Worst Journey in the World. Then you see this decline, and this harking back, using the 19th-century… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
If you think of all the enduring stories in the world, they're of journeys. Whether it's 'Don Quixote' or 'Ulysses,' there's always… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
As we've lost this idea of pilgrimage, we've lost this idea of human beings walking for a very, very long time. It… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
By taking to the road, we free ourselves of baggage, both physical and psychological. We walk back to our original condition, to… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
There are some moments in life that are like pivots around which your existence turns—small intuitive flashes, when you know you have done something… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
Australia's arid western region, from the town of Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean coast, is a beautiful, haunting, but largely empty land. Dominated… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
That odd idea that one person can go to a foreign part and in this rather odd voice describe it to the folks back… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
When I was young, I thought I wouldn't be a good mother. Now I think I would be, but I'm too long in the… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
I think people are frightened by different things, so I don't see myself as particularly courageous. — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
“... It is better to proceed with one's duty in the service of others than wallow in the pain attachments bring” — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
I try to factor solitude into my life because more and more, that's becoming a very precious and rare commodity. — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film. — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
Some of us just don't want to be famous ... anonymity cannot be bought for any price, once you have lost it. — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
The truth is I'm not really interested in travel writing as it's generally conceived, and even less so in female travel writing. — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
