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" 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 this sense of a quest - of a person going away to be tested, and coming back. "

Robyn Davidson

Always

You

World

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Robyn Davidson

Myself

Sense

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Meaning

Life

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Robyn Davidson

Care

Environment

" People who wander are nicer to be with. Movement militates against hoarding possessions and against bigotry, because you are constantly moving across boundaries and having to negotiate with people. "

" If you are fragmented and uncertain, it is terrifying to find the boundaries of yourself melt. "

" I am very lucky: not very many writers can say they genuinely like the film of their book. However, I do. "

" I'm not one of those true writers who can't bear not to be writing. Yet it's one of the most important things in my life. "

" Life's the adventure. You don't have to drop your bundle and go bush. It's about being brave within the context that you're in. "

" After thirty years of being 'the camel lady,' believe me: One becomes inured to the spotlight. "

" You apply the skills you use to produce your own book to make an anthology. Shaping. Rhythm. "

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" My own memories are packed tightly away. I very rarely bring them out for viewing. "

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" At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. "

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" Much of the time I'm an introvert, by choice spending a lot of time on my own. I suppose liking my solitude is part of a writer's sensibility. "