„To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.“

— Hans Christian Andersen

Source: The Fairy Tale of My Life: An Autobiography

Last update June 3, 2021.

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Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet 1805 - 1875

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You must travel it by yourself.
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Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.“

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„To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,To gain all while you give,To roam the roads of lands remote,To travel is to live.“

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„To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.“