You apply the skills you use to produce your own book to make an anthology. Shaping. Rhythm. Robyn Davidson More Quotes by Robyn Davidson More Quotes From Robyn Davidson The two important things 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 endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision. Robyn Davidson The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of an endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision. Robyn Davidson The desert is natural; when you are out there, you can get in tune with your environment, something you lose when you live in the city. Robyn Davidson live city you desert 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. Robyn Davidson you brave adventure life In every religion I can think of, there exists some variation on the theme of abandoning the settled life and walking one's way to godliness. The Hindu sadhu, the pilgrims of Compostela walking past their sins, the circumambulators of the Buddhist kora, the haj. Robyn Davidson walking life past religion I love the desert and its incomparable sense of space. Robyn Davidson sense desert space love When 'Tracks' first came out, I was courted by Sydney Pollack. I had lunch with him, and he opened the conversation with, 'Honey, you ain't gonna like what I'm gonna do to your book.' I really liked him, but I turned him down, because - well, I was stupid. I also turned down a great deal of money. Robyn Davidson great you money stupid By taking to the road, we free ourselves of baggage, both physical and psychological. We walk back to our original condition, to our best selves. Robyn Davidson road walk free best I try to factor solitude into my life because more and more, that's becoming a very precious and rare commodity. Robyn Davidson my-life try solitude life 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. Robyn Davidson you wander people moving The French word for wanderlust or wandering is 'errance.' The etymology is the same as 'error.' So to wander is to make mistakes. In other words, to make mistakes, to make errors is sort of the idea of learning through trial and error, allowing the mistakes to be part of the process. Robyn Davidson mistakes words learning process There are worse things than being called 'the camel lady,' I suppose. Robyn Davidson camel lady things being If you are fragmented and uncertain, it is terrifying to find the boundaries of yourself melt. Robyn Davidson find yourself you boundaries Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Find out what you're capable of. Robyn Davidson find yourself think you Camels are wonderful animals. Witty, intelligent and sensitive. Robyn Davidson animals intelligent wonderful witty The romantic view would be that nomads are wonderful people, better than us; they care about the environment. Robyn Davidson view care romantic people 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. Robyn Davidson choice my-own solitude time You have to remember that I was an Australian girl of the Fifties and Sixties. For Australians at that time, it was imperative to get out of the country and discover the world. Robyn Davidson you girl time world You really can expand the boundaries of your life and do risky things and prove yourself by doing them. Robyn Davidson yourself doing you life You can trick yourself into doing things by doing it one step at a time and never letting yourself see the overall picture. Robyn Davidson picture yourself you time
