Before Quote by Fiona Bruce

For years, I meant to read 'Arabian Sands', Wilfred Thesiger's account of two punishing camel journeys during the late 1940s across Southern Arabia's Empty…

— Michael Dirda

I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less…

— William John Wills

Riding a camel was a challenge.

— Mukul Dev

As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun…

— Jim Sturgess

I love wildlife, and I enjoy riding. You always know when there's a horse coming, from that clip-clop sound, but you don't get that…

— Joanna Lumley

A camel is a very awkward animal to ride, and it's very hard to get used to because they're not very graceful.

— Gigi Hadid

“Many Englishmen have written about camels. When I open a book and see the familiar disparagement, the well-worn humour, I realize that the author's…

— Wilfred Thesiger

I was warned the camels can be nasty, especially the young ones. I was warned to give it a wide berth.

— Edward Herrmann

Camels are wonderful animals. Witty, intelligent and sensitive.

— Robyn Davidson

I've always been fascinated by the desert.

— Petra Collins

“If not prevented, desertification of the world can one day make the camels as the best and the sole cars of our civilisation!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

And, the sets that they built are just so beautiful. It's like going to a completely foreign country and experiencing a new culture that…

— Tamsin Egerton