121 quotes found
“The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.”
“In any case, a little danger is a small price to pay for ridding a place of tourists.”
“As far as I was concerned, a little danger of head-shrinking is a small price to pay in return for a people who have remained true to an ancient code.”
“As the man was bundled into an armoured police van, he turned and shouted: Dont waste your life following others! Be individual! Live your dreams!I stood there thinking. He was right. Ours is a soc...”
“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...”
“As I see the world, there's one element that's even more corrosive than missionaries: tourists. It's not that I feel above them in any way, but that the very places they patronize are destroyed by ...”
“Because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we all have become lazy. Lazy people are like cancer. They spread. Before you know it, the entire co...”
“There is nothing like a train journey for reflection.”
“The pursuit of illusion is not about studying for prizes, or for study's sake. There's no right or wrong, no pass or fail.”
“My father looked on in disbelief, overwhelmed that his son had been taught to eat glass and relish it.”
“It is almost impossible to overemphasize the importance with which ancestry is held in the Middle East and North Africa.”
“At the last moment, the fish and I exchange a troubled glance. The murrel seems to be demanding an explanation. Alas, I am in no position to start justifying the unusual treatment. What comes next ...”
“Prideep pointed to the flames of paraffin lamps as they came alive in the distance and cackled in awe at the experience. () I was to discover that making tasty soup with one carrot, ten peas and a ...”
“Bombay is a city where gossip is treated as a commodity.”
“Explorers like to pretend that they are a select breed of people with iron nerve and an ability to endure terrible hardship.”
“These days no one challenges us,' he said. 'And because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we have all become lazy.”
“During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishing effect on the mind. The trip was to stay calm and keep myself occupied. I spent hours working ...”
“The first few hours in the cell were quite stimulating. I'd never been in a prison cell before and was quite enjoying the experience.”
“In Morocco," said Osman, "word spreads like a fire tearing through the depths of Hell.”
“Foras Road has a sordid reputation (…) Old crones sat in doorways, while their daughters were pushed out to earn money. It is intriguing that a society which is very covert with sexuality should be...”
