Robyn Davidson Quotes

“It seems to me that the good lord in his infinate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable- hope, jokes, and dogs. But the greatest of these was dogs.”

Robyn Davidson

Source: Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback

“The two important things that I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the first decision.”

Robyn Davidson

Source: Tracks

“And there are new kinds of nomads, not people who are at home everywhere, but who are at home nowhere. I was one of them”

Robyn Davidson

Source: Desert Places

“Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another's eyes”

Robyn Davidson

Source: Desert Places

“I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.”

Robyn Davidson

Source: Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback

“To be free is to learn, to test yourself constantly, to gamble. It is not safe. I had learnt to use my fears as stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks, and”

Robyn Davidson

Source: Tracks