The written word is redundant on the high seas. Why? Because paper gets wet too easily.

Reading is an intelligent way of not having to think.

On horseback you feel as if you're moving in time to classical music; a camel seems to progress to the beat of a drum played by a drunk.

From the stars we come, to the stars we go. Life is but a journey into the unknown.

Wine is drinkable sunlight. It's the most glorious summer's day imaginable, captured in a bottle.

Ordinary folk prefer familiar tastes - they'd sooner eat the same things all the time - but a gourmet would sample a fried park bench just to know how it tastes.

Life is too precious to be left to chance