“For those who know the value of and exquisite taste of solitary freedom (for one is only free when alone), the act of leaving is the bravest and most beautiful of all.”

— Isabelle Eberhardt

Source: The Nomad: The Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt

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Swiss explorer and author 1877–1904

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