Robyn Davidson

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.

After thirty years of being 'the camel lady,' believe me: One becomes inured to the spotlight.

I'd always loved writing, in the same way that I'd loved painting. I wouldn't have seen it as a career.

I love Hindi films.

This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.