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

“When I am about to embark on a difficult journey, I comfort myself by reading the accounts of the great nineteenth-century travellers, men like Stanley, Burton, Speke, Burckhardt and Barth.”

Reading Journey Comfort Travel Writers

Book:In Search of King Solomon's Mines

Source: In Search of King Solomon's Mines

“The ability to tell a good route from a terrible one is a valuable skill when leading an expedition. Unfortunately for us all, it was a skill I did not possess.”

Journey Adventure Skill Navigation Expedition

Book:House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

Source: House of the Tiger King : The Quest for a Lost City

“Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.”

Way Journey Taught Strategy Treasure Best Way Get Ahead

Book:House of the Tiger King Paperback

Source: House of the Tiger King Paperback

“A man who embarks on a journey must know when to end it.”

Knows Men Ends Journey

Book:House of the Tiger King, Dyslexic edition

Source: House of the Tiger King, Dyslexic edition

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

Important Hard Journey Team Jungle

Book:House of the Tiger King Paperback

Source: House of the Tiger King Paperback

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

Stuff Too Much Journey Danger Taught

Book:House of the Tiger King Paperback

Source: House of the Tiger King Paperback

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

Journey Merit Tested

Book:In Search of King Solomon's Mines, paperback edition

Source: In Search of King Solomon's Mines, paperback edition

“Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?”

Wells Home Clear Journey Travel Lips Defined Bites

Book:In Search of King Solomon's Mines, Dyslexic edition

Source: In Search of King Solomon's Mines, Dyslexic edition

“I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.”

Believe Littles I Believe Easy Journey Ought Preparation Reaching Destination Marrakech

Book:In Arabian Nights

Source: In Arabian Nights

“For me, a journey to Damascus is an amazing hunt from beginning to end, a slice through layers of history in search of treasure.”

Ends Journey Travel Treasure Layers Hunts

Author:Tahir Shah

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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