The curly red lines across the African deserts had the fascination of a magnet, and I hoped fervently that the pioneers who were writing their names …

- Rosita Forbes

There were twelve dishes of lamb cooked in different rich sauces, with a monster bowl of strange oddments, which I imagine also belonged to the priva…

- Rosita Forbes

The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain. There is always one mo…

- Rosita Forbes

That is the charm of the map. It represents the other side of the horizon where everything is possible.

- Rosita Forbes

The laws all true wanderers obey are these: 'Thou shalt not eat nor drink more than thy share,' 'Thou shalt not lie about the places thou hast visite…

- Rosita Forbes

It is true there is a scent in the desert, though there may be no flower or tree or blade of grass within miles. It is the essence of the untrodden, …

- Rosita Forbes

That is the charm of a map. It represents the other side of the horizon where everything is possible. It has the magic of anticipation without the to…

- Rosita Forbes

it is a curious fact that camels walk more quickly and straighter to the sound of singing.

- Rosita Forbes

The red sands of Marrakesh, sprawling at the foot of the Atlas like a wounded Leviathan.

- Rosita Forbes