“We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house w...” — Ella Maillart Quote

“We want to feel that this earth is all ours, like our parents' house when we were children.”

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

“Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in bulbs, music on disks, or images gliding over a pale screen.”

“Everyone's opinions have to be respected. The coach has his, we have ours, the media have theirs.”

“Certainly no university president, at least to my knowledge, has ever stood up and said 'this land is unceded, meaning it's not ours, so we're going to give some of it back.'”

“You'll be in the checkout line at the supermarket, and there will be one of our movies in between the Certs and 'The National Enquirer.' That's where some of ours end up.”