“Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.”

“As I saw it, a little threatening was a good thing. It kept the men on their toes.”

“My journey to the land of the Shuar tribe had taught me the importance of practical gifts.”

“Nothing was really so important to my father as the achievement of selflessness. He rarely mentioned it directly, but tried to guide us to it in a roundabout way.”

“The ancient paused for a moment, as if his strength were failing. Yet I sensed that there was more to tell. Looking deep into my eyes, he whispered: 'The Gond kingdoms have fallen, their people live dispersed in poverty: the teak trees and the jungles have been cleared... but the importance of the Gonds must not be forgotten!”

“As far as Samson was concerned I was just another foreigner in pursuit of a lunatic quest.”

“Moroccan traffic isn't like normal traffic. It's armed combat, a war of wills, in which only the very bravest have a chance to survive.”