Tahir Shah Quotes

• The idea of my heart dancing with delight was far too good to pass up.

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• Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and the paper, a book that seeps into your blood.

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• A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance. Random movement is the best plan for maximum observation.

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• Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.

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• To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path.

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• The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.

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• Searching for a lost city is a particularly European obsession.

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• The first rule of an expedition is that everyone should stick together.

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• With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.

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• Previous journeys had taught me the danger of taking too much stuff.

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• On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.

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• On a harsh expedition, there’s no space for anyone who does not intend to finish.

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• Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.

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• My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.

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• A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you.

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• 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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Tahir Shah (36)

Birth:	16th November, 1966
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Author, Journalist

About

Tahir Shah is the author of fifteen books, many of which chronicle a wide range of outlandish journeys through Africa, Asia and the Americas. For him, there’s nothing so important as deciphering the hidden underbelly of the lands through which he travels.

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