“It's all authentic. It's a great story. You have a dream 35 years ago - doesn't come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it's somewhere back there. Then you turn 60, and your mom just dies, and you're looking for something. And the dream comes waking out of your imagination.” YearsStoriesDreamMovingDiesTurnsImaginationMomYears AgoWakingYour MomFruition Author:Diana Nyad
“To wake in that desert dawn was like waking in the heart of an opal. ... See the desert on a fine morning and die - if you can!” IfsHeartDiesMorningFineDesertDawnWakingOpal Book:The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and Syria Source: The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and Syria