Shelby

“The Berbers believe that when people are born, they are born with a story inside them, locked in their heart. It looks after them, protects them.” Dr. Mehdi flicked the hood of his jelaba down onto his neck and sipped his coffee. “Their task is to search for their”
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights

“For scientific leadership give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems no way out, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.”
― Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

“There was, on the whole, an astounding absence of serious antagonisms, considering the conditions under which they were attempting to exist. Possibly it was because they were in a state of almost perpetual minor friction. Arguments rambled on the whole day through, and they served to let off a great deal of steam which might otherwise have built up. In addition, the party had been reduced to an almost classless society in which most of them felt free to speak their minds, and did. A man who stepped on another man's head trying to find his way out at night was treated to the same abuse as any other, regardless of what his station might once have been.”
― Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

“They had been the underdog, fit only to endure the punishment inflicted on them. But sufficiently provoked, there is hardly a creature on God’s earth that ultimately won’t turn and attempt to fight, regardless of the odds.”
― Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage