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By now I was utterly deprogrammed. I walked along naked usually, clothes being not only putrid but unnecessary. My skin had been baked a deep terra-cotta brown and was the constituency of harness leather. The sun no longer penetrated it. I retained my hat.

Robyn Davidson

There are some moments in life that are like pivots around which your existence turns — small intuitive flashes, when you know you have done something correct for a change, when you think you are on the right track.

Robyn Davidson

Camel trips, as I suspected all along, and as I was about to have confirmed, do not being or end: they mere change form.

Robyn Davidson

Some of us just don't want to be famous... anonymity cannot be bought for any price, once you have lost it...

Robyn Davidson

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

The most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Robyn Davidson

When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you had better be prepared for some startling changes.

Robyn Davidson

Robyn Davidson

Robyn Davidson

Born: September 6, 1950 (age 74)

Bio: Robyn Davidson is an Australian writer best known for her book Tracks, about her 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of west Australia using camels. Her career of travelling and writing about her travels has spanned over 30 years.

Known for:

From Alice to ocean (1992)
Desert places (1996)
Desert, Mountain, Sea (1989)

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