Wilfred Thesiger Quote

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 encumbrance. I had found too, a comradeship inherent in the circumstances, and the belief that tranquility was to be found there.


Arabian Sands (ed. Penguin, 2008) - ISBN: 9781101160664


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...

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...

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...

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...