Alexandra David-Neel Ever since I was five years old I wished to move out of the narrow limits in wh

Alexandra David-Neel

Ever since I was five years old I wished to move out of the narrow limits in which, like all children of my age, I was then kept. I craved to go beyond the garden gate, to follow the road that passed it by, and to set out for the Unknown. But strangely enough, this ‘Unknown’ fancied by my baby mind always turned out to be a solitary spot where I could sit alone, with no one near.