Travels With Myself
Tahir Shah
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist, and actually moving there for good, are two very different things.”
“During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishing effect on the mind. The trip was to stay calm and keep myself occupied. I spent hours working out how to break free. But trying to escape would have been instant suicide.”
“Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the breezy, an explanation of circumstance that shaped the Rainbow People. Stroll around the old downtown and it's impossible not to be affected by the trials and tribulations of the struggle. But, in many ways, it is the sense of triumph in the face of such adversity that makes the experience all the more poignant.”
“The idea of my heart dancing with delight was far too good to pass up.”
“It is almost impossible to overemphasize the importance with which ancestry is held in the Middle East and North Africa.”
“Buy a house in a foreign country and, it seems, that anything which can go wrong usually does.”
“Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and the paper, a book that seeps into your blood.”
“Lured by the wilderness, and by the chance of spotting rare desert elephants, a few intrepid tourists make their way to the Skeleton Coast each year. It's just about as remote as any tourist destination on earth, but one that pays fabulous dividends.”
“At the last moment, the fish and I exchange a troubled glance. The murrel seems to be demanding an explanation. Alas, I am in no position to start justifying the unusual treatment. What comes next is a new experience for both the fish and me.”
“A little imagination goes a long way in Fes.”
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