"All amateur travellers have experienced horror journeys, long or short, sooner or later, one way or another. As a student of disaster, I note that we react alike to our tribulations: frayed and bitter at the time, proud afterwards. Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival."

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Source : Martha Gellhorn (2001). “Travels with Myself and Another: A Memoir”, p.13, Penguin

Martha Gellhorn

#Travel Quotes #Self Esteem Quotes #Journey Quotes

“I had a job, I got ill, I left the job to get better, and while I was getting better, I wrote some stories. I sent them to some publishers and the fifth one who replied said they'd take them. Then they went bankrupt. Then that bankrupt publisher got bought by a bigger firm. Story: in the end is the beginning, and in the beginning is the end.”
“When you love, love with with all your heart; don't have any expectations. You love because that's the only way you know how. It justifies your life.”
“Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and unwanted change in the world forever. This prospect should compel all of us to act to prevent such a catastrophe.”
“Women are increasingly perceptive about the way media images are manipulated”
“The act of seeing any film generally is you knowing more than the characters, even if its the classic Hitchcock shot of two people talking and a bomb being under the table. Part of the pleasure of it is seeing where people go wrong, and the irony of situations.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 3, 2011.
“Our genius ain't appreciated around here... let's scram!”
“If I do manage to come up with a scheme [to naming], however, I stick to it, which is why my cats are named after gods-Loki and Athena, who are, respectively, absolutely straightforward and affectionate, and dumber than dirt. I learned my lesson. I will name my next cat 'Satan' or 'Marduk' or something, thereby ensuring a kind, gentle beast who treats my upholstery like a shrine.”
“The nation doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.”

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