The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca QUOTES

2 " The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with danger. There was a sense that the safety nets had been cut away, that each citizen walked upon the high wire of this, the real world. I longed not merely to travel through it, but to live in such a city. "

― Tahir Shah , The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca

4 " In the West we are driven by an extreme form of guilt -- if you are not seen to be working like a dog, you're perceived as being slothful. "

― Tahir Shah , The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca

6 " In Morocco," said Osman, "word spreads like a fire tearing through the depths of Hell. "

― Tahir Shah , The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca

8 " Morocco, the lack of safety was an energizing force, but at the same time it was a constant concern. I had seen more accidents than I could count: car wrecks with people half dead lying on the ground, building sites where workmen had tumbled from scaffolding, children maimed by fireworks on a Sunday afternoon. For the first time in my life I became completely alert. In the West, you can drift from day to day in the knowledge that the society will protect you and your children. "

― Tahir Shah , The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca

10 " Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles. "

― Tahir Shah , The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca