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A man who embarks on a journey must know when to end it.

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Tahir Shah
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: November 16
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My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.
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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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Buy a house in a foreign country and, it seems, that anything which can go wrong usually does.
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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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In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that i will come to no harm.
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There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt quite so vulnerable or alone.
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The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.
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I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.
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For my father there was no sharper way to understand a country than by listening to its stories.
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Explorers like to pretend that they are a select breed of people with iron nerve and an ability to endure terrible hardship.
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