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Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams Quotes: Have the nature of a dervish: then wear a stylish cap.
         

Have the nature of a dervish: then wear a stylish cap.


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The difficult thing was deciding what to leave off! I just ultimately tried to strike a balance between what was interesting to hard core fans, and what was exciting to first timers and what I liked.

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