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

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Imagination
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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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Dreams are free therapy. Consult your inner Freud. – Terri Guillemets

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I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. Its totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity. – J. K. Rowling

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Art is for entertainment purposes, but its also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past – whether its good or bad. – Amber Valletta

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Its weird to say, but every time I look at my daughter and I see this little living breathing thing that came from me, that represents all of the hopes and dreams that I would want for her, I see a miracle. – Josh Gad

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I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach. – Allyson Felix

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The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that were disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning. – Richard Powers

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When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves – and maybe a smile. – Reba McEntire

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