I Am A Child Of

Bearing Ourselves Humbly Before God... We Await Undismayed The Impending Assault.... Be The Ordeal Sharp Or Long, Or Both, We Shall Seek No Terms, We Shall Tolerate No Parlay; We May Show Mercy - We Shall Ask For None.

The Pashtun Tribes Are Always Engaged In Private Or Public War. Every Man Is A Warrior, A Politician And A Theologian Every Large House Is A Real Feudal Fortress....eve Ry Family Cultivates Its Vendetta; Every Clan, Its Feud....nothing Is Ever Forgotten And Very Few Debts Are Left Unpaid.

There Is A Good Saying To The Effect That When A New Book Appears One Should Read An Old One. As As Author I Would Not Recommend Too Strict An Adherence To This Saying.

One Ought To Be Just Before One Is Generous

Men Often Stumble Onto The Truth But Then Quickly Dust Themselves Off And Hurry Away.