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Tahir Shah

"Time spent in India has a extraordinary effect on one. It acts as a barrier that makes the rest of the world seem unreal."

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"Time spent in India has a extraordinary effect on one. It acts as a barrier that makes the rest of the world seem unreal."

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"God uses the problem in the life of every man for his good."

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"Let your discomfort and pain push you into something new."

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"God always turns a person's weakness into strength."

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"Mistakes and regret, desease and death...ain't recognized by mind that capable on changing them into otherwise."

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"Maybe I don't really want to know what's going on. Maybe I'd rather not know. Maybe I couldn't bear to know. The Fall was a fall from innocence to knowledge."

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"To live is to die. To die is to live. To avoid death, is to avoid living."

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"If we could be humble enough to submit our passions, sentiments and even weaknesses to God Almighty, he would successfully convert them to something positive that would eventually glorify Him."

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"Disenchantment is the blessing of becoming yourself."

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"Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the breezy, an explanation of circumstance that shaped the Rainbow People. Stroll around the old downtown and it's impossible not to be affected by the trials and tribulations of the struggle. But, in many ways, it is the sense of triumph in the face of such adversity that makes the experience all the more poignant."
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"The ability to tell a good route from a terrible one is a valuable skill when leading an expedition. Unfortunately for us all, it was a skill I did not possess."
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"The very fact that a Frenchman was prepared, after tow minutes of conversation, to be so friendly towards anyone, especially one who had come from England, made me restless."
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"As the head of an expedition, you can't pussyfoot around being polite to everyone. You have to show your teeth once in a while; a little growling goes a long way."
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