Quotes by Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth

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Time spent in India has a extraordinary effect on one. It acts as a barrier that makes the rest of the world seem unreal — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
Osman and Prideep had been in my employment for some weeks. Every Friday I would take the to lunch. It was the high poin — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
In India an explanation is often more confusing than what prompted it. — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
The very fact that a Frenchman was prepared, after tow minutes of conversation, to be so friendly towards anyone, especi — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
In some peculiar way, indeed, the rules were now beginning to seem quite logical. It was then I knew that I had been in — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
Back at the Chateau Windsor there was a rat-like scratching at the door of my room. Vinod, the youngest servant, came in — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
Foras Road has a sordid reputation (…) Old crones sat in doorways, while their daughters were pushed out to earn money. — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
Inscribed on it was a verse from the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, the eleventh-century Persian mystic. Reading the words a — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
I was becoming addicted to Bombay. There was squalor and poverty, but I had begun to realise my good fortune and would n — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
The ancient paused for a moment, as if his strength were failing. Yet I sensed that there was more to tell. Looking deep — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
Back at the guest house I tried to acclimatise. A travel-worn adventurer had once told me that leaning with one's head d — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
In India everything has a use and a value. — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
Prideep pointed to the flames of paraffin lamps as they came alive in the distance and cackled in awe at the experience. — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth
Bombay is a city where gossip is treated as a commodity. — Tahir Shah, Beyond The Devil's Teeth