"There was a curious light in the salon"

"There was a curious light in the salon" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"Our lives were quiet there"

"Our lives were quiet there" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"But you don't have houses"

"But you don't have houses" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"They were knocked down"

"They were knocked down" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"We do not live in palaces"

"We do not live in palaces" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"I used to find myself daydreaming"

"I used to find myself daydreaming" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"The reality was very different"

"The reality was very different" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"We need to buy a tortoise"

"We need to buy a tortoise" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"I know a vulture with a conscience"

"I know a vulture with a conscience" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"No locksmith can open that door"

"No locksmith can open that door" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"There was a sadness in the stillness of dusk"

"There was a sadness in the stillness of dusk" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah