Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi (Tahir Shah) Quotes
The very fact that a Frenchman was prepared, after two minutes of conversation, to be so friendly towards anyone, especially one who had come from England, made me restless.
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The photograph reverses the purpose of travel, which until now had been to encounter the strange and unfamiliar.
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The very fact that a Frenchman was prepared, after two minutes of conversation, to be so friendly towards anyone, especially one who had come from England, made me restless.
