Stories are a communal currency of humanity.

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.

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

For my father there was no sharper way to understand a country than by listening to its stories.

Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.

There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt quite so vulnerable or alone.

To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path

We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.

At the dealership, I pulled out the sieve and toyed with it threateningly. When the salesman was ready for me, I held it up, told him I was not a tourist and demanded a large discount.

The ants are bad" The Bear"the ants?"Tahir"Do not be fooled. They look very small, so harm you don't think of then at all. Then years. Then one day you wake up, and your home has fallen down." Osman.

There is nothing like a train journey for reflection.

I've never been afraid of being alone. For the sake of my work, I must be!

Suffering shapes the life force, sometimes into anger, sometimes into blame and self-pity. Eventually it may show us the wisdom of embracing and loving life.

whenthings turns upside down, think it over and let new come apace

I prefer a kind of sweet, deep, rich prayer in which a person goes in and says, Take me down deep into the reason you gave me life. Take me down deep. It silences the chaos in me.

There is no sudden entrance into Heaven. Slow is the ascent by the path of Love.

We invent what we love and what we fear.

How can my ankles and arms be obscene?

I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning.

Big data will replace the need for 80% of all doctors