There's nothing like a pack of mules to give one a sense of entourage.

The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.

My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.

Buy a house in a foreign country and, it seems, that anything which can go wrong usually does.

Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?

I was becoming addicted to Bombay. There was squalor and poverty, but I had begun to realise my good fortune and would never again forget it.

With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.