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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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family...Professionalism in art has this difficulty...The flower has opened, has been in the sun...Life is an adventure in forgiveness...Creativity is the process of having original ideas...People see me now and ask if I'm still running...
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