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For me, nature is something you watch on the Discovery Channel, or on the evening news -- as you learn how much more of it's been savaged to make way for the Blackberry realm that is my home

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Tahir Shah
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: November 16
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I was no longer troubled when he pulled out a machete in a crowded bar, tried to pick up schoolgirls, or threatened to scalp us, then rip off our heads and scoop out our brains.
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I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.
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Foras Road has a sordid reputation (…) Old crones sat in doorways, while their daughters were pushed out to earn money. It is intriguing that a society which is very covert with sexuality should be so straightforward about prostitution.
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Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.
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The pursuit of illusion is not about studying for prizes, or for study's sake. There's no right or wrong, no pass or fail.
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Stories are not like the real world they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is how a story makes you feel inside.
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There’s nothing quite like a good quest for getting your blood pumping.
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To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path
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Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.
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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.
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Real travel is not about the highlights with which you dazzle your friends once you're home. It's about the loneliness, the solitude, the evenings spent by yourself, pining to be somewhere else. Those are the moments of true value. You feel half proud of them and half ashamed and you hold them to your heart.
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