"Stories are not like the real world; they……" — Tahir Shah
"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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49 Quotes by Tahir Shah
Tahir Shah has 49 quotes on this site.
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Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with…
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Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.
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If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is the key to…
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Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.
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Searching for a lost city is a particularly European obsession.
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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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Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi.
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I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching…
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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,…
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To be selfless, you would give charity anonymously, walj softly on the earth, and look out for others-even total strangers-before…
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Close your senses and the imagination comes alive. It's inside us all, dulled by endless television reruns and by a…
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Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent
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