Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi (Tahir Shah) Quotes

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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• 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.

  

  Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi
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