Michael Dirda
For years, I meant to read 'Arabian Sands', Wilfred Thesiger's account of two punishing camel journeys during the late 1940s across Southern Arabia's Empty Quarter. Now that I have, I can sheepishly join the chorus of those who revere the book as one of the half dozen greatest works of modern English travel writing.
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Individual courage is the only interesting thing in life...Truth is everybody is going to hurt you...Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out...However difficult life may seem...People disparage knowing and the intellectual life...Everyone has the obligation to ponder...
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