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“Seduction but in a slightly medicinal way.”
James Morris
“Refugees in camps and remote settlements are extremely vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition. They rely upon the generosity of their hosts and the international community for the most basic food and other items.”
“The gentle, empty, haunting faces of the young prostitutes, in virginal white and vicarage embroidery.”
“A scent of jasmine and a rasp of sand.”
“There is a lull to the very air of the place, the creaking of the tall teak forests, the lapping of the canals, the gentle swaying of the little kingfishers who sit like neat blue idols on almost every telegraph wire.”
“There it stands ablaze, like a slab of fire, with its parade of white flagstaffs gleaming in the street light, and the humped black limousines patient at the door.”
“[New Delhi] is trying to show that greatness can be voted into office, if applied for in triplicate, through the proper channels.”
“When at last you cross the road to the United Nations, it is like traversing some unmarked but crucial frontier.”
“Ultimately the money gets to the government,”
“We've objected to that and we've been told we will be exempted from that tax.”
