Tahir Shah Quotes

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Tahir Shah is a British author known for his fantasy novels. Born on November 16, 1966, he spent his childhood in Morocco. Shah's works often blend culture, adventure, and fantasy elements, which have won him a wide audience.

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Famous Tahir Shah Quotes

“Bombay is a city where gossip is treated as a commodity.”

Life Wisdom India Gossip Bombay Mumbay

Book:Beyond the Devil's Teeth: Journeys in Gondwanaland

Source: Beyond the Devil's Teeth: Journeys in Gondwanaland

“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 little dishwater, was his greatest skill. One wondered what the man would be capable of creating with a blender and a non-stick frying-pan.”

India Chef Gourmet Gondwana

Book:Beyond the Devil's Teeth: Journeys in Gondwanaland

Source: Beyond the Devil's Teeth: Journeys in Gondwanaland

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

Reality Time India

Book:Beyond the Devil's Teeth: Journeys in Gondwanaland

Source: Beyond the Devil's Teeth: Journeys in Gondwanaland

“In India an explanation is often more confusing than what prompted it.”

India Explanation Confusing

Author:Tahir Shah

“In India everything has a use and a value.”

Use Values India

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“Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would be normal anywhere else.”

Doe Would Be Cities Information Travel Normal Opposites India Golden Golden Rule Calcutta Insiders

Book:Sorcerer's Apprentice paperback

Source: Sorcerer's Apprentice paperback

“In some peculiar way, indeed, the rules were now beginning to seem quite logical. It was then I knew that I had been in India long enough.”

Way Long Enough Seems Travel India Logical Peculiar

Book:Beyond the Devil's Teeth Paperback

Source: Beyond the Devil's Teeth Paperback

About the Author

Born: November 16, 1966
Known for: Author
Quotes: 101

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House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost CityRelated source material

House of the Tiger King PaperbackRelated source material

House of the Tiger King, Dyslexic editionRelated source material

In Arabian NightsRelated source material

In Search of King Solomon's Mines, Dyslexic editionRelated source material

In Search of King Solomon's Mines, paperback editionRelated source material

In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan DreamsRelated source material

Sorcerer's Apprentice paperbackRelated source material

Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dyslexic editionRelated source material

Beyond the Devil's Teeth: Journeys in GondwanalandRelated source material

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