The 70s were a wonderful time to be young. I think most young people at that time were pushing the boundaries, asking all sorts of questions of society, of life and of themselves. They were very politicised. It was part of the air that we breathed.

There are some moments in life that are like pivots around which your existence turns—small intuitive flashes, when you know you have done something correct for a change, when you think you are on the right track. I watched a pale dawn streak the cliffs with Day-glo and realized this was one of them. It was a moment of pure, uncomplicated confidence—and lasted about ten seconds.

I believe that the subconscious always knows what is best. It is our conditional, vastly overrated rational mind which screws everything up.

The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another's eyes

Camel trips, as I suspected all along, and as I was about to have confirmed, do not being or end: they mere change form.

It is better to proceed with one's duty in the service of others than wallow in the pain attachments bring