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"She [Mme Sazerat] did not offer her hand, but smiled at my mother with vague melancholy as one smiles at a playmate from one's childhood, but with whom all connection has been severed because she has lived a debauched life, married a jailbird or, worse still, a divorced man."
"A moment of sadness is the best time for deepest reflection."
"Maybe somebody finally shot the dog."
"Yes, looking through the eyes of literature we may talk about the beauty of sadness! But in the eyes of truth, sadness is just saddening; there is no beauty there, only a touching desperation!"
"Photos which captures human sadness are the noblest and the most meaningful of all the photos!"
Explore more quotes by Tahir Shah
"A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance. Random movement is the best plan for maximum observation."
"Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them."
"We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic."
"Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat."
"Explorers like to pretend that they are a select breed of people with iron nerve and an ability to endure terrible hardship."
"Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead."
"The situation was different in the jungle. Every inch of ground had to be earned, and was done so through much exertion with the blade."
"As anyone who's ever taken an Ethiopian bus knows, there is an unwritten rule that the windows must remain firmly closed."
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