161 Quotes by Tahir Shah

Stories are not like the real world; they aren’t held back by what we know is false or true. What’s important is how a story makes you feel inside.

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.

There’s nothing like a pack of mules to give one a sense of entourage.

Lured by the wilderness, and by the chance of spotting rare desert elephants, a few intrepid tourists make their way to the Skeleton Coast each year. It’s just about as remote as any tourist destination on earth, but one that pays fabulous dividends.

For me, nature is something you watch on the Discovery Channel, or on the evening news – as you learn how much more of it’s been savaged to make way for the Blackberry realm that is my home.

Life is devoted to exploration and deep-sea research work.

A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance.

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