I knew instinctively that it was the very hardness of life in the desert which drew me back there - it was the same pull which takes men back to the polar ice, to high mountains, and to the sea.
For me, exploration was a personal venture. I did not go to the Arabian desert to collect plants nor to make a map; such things were incidental. At h… - Wilfred Thesiger
For me, exploration was a personal venture. I did not go to the Arabian desert to collect plants nor to make a map; such things were incidental. At h…
- Wilfred Thesiger
In the desert I had found a freedom unattainable in civilization; a life unhampered by possessions, since everything that was not a necessity was an … - Wilfred Thesiger
In the desert I had found a freedom unattainable in civilization; a life unhampered by possessions, since everything that was not a necessity was an …
The harder the life, the finer the person. - Wilfred Thesiger
The harder the life, the finer the person.
Hunger, thirst, heat and cold: I had tasted them in full - Wilfred Thesiger
Hunger, thirst, heat and cold: I had tasted them in full
I knew instinctively that it was the very hardness of life in the desert which drew me back there - it was the same pull which takes men back to the … - Wilfred Thesiger
I knew instinctively that it was the very hardness of life in the desert which drew me back there - it was the same pull which takes men back to the …
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