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Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were goin

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. – Ella Maillart

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I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it. – Ella Maillart

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

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Shall we ever see the 10 million things of the universe simultaneously in order to be the all? I am convinced that to live is to travel towards the worlds end. – Ella Maillart

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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life. – Julius Erving

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With the theatre, your whole day is geared towards the evenings show, and thats the job. People usually go to work about 9 and come home around 5, or maybe 7. – Kristin Scott Thomas

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With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work of literature happens in terms of language. And this is daunting stuff to deal with. – Terry Eagleton

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My divorce came to me as a complete surprise. Thats what happens when you havent been home in eighteen years. – Lee Trevino

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