'The Japanese-Speaking Curtain Maker' Quotes

“All fingers are fingers, all are useful, but none look the same.”
― Spencer James Conway, 'The Japanese-Speaking Curtain Maker'

“He sat back on his haunches to survey his work. The nomads were so incredibly graceful and peaceful, and the desert was so still, I was having a real experience here! Everything about their mannerisms and movements seemed in tune with the atmosphere of the desert: they oozed poise and serenity. This is the sense of the desert hills, that there is room enough and time enough.”
― Spencer James Conway, 'The Japanese-Speaking Curtain Maker'

“As soon as I was in the open desert the atmosphere changed completely. Anyone who has been in sand dunes will tell you that it is an experience so magical, so personal, yet so otherworldly, that it is never forgotten. The hairdryer heat, the stillness and the beauty of the contrasting horizon; dazzling, clear blue sky turning to pristine yellow/white sand produces a feeling of such vast immenseness that you cannot help but feel humbled. As I was riding I imagined an overhead camera view of me on the bike, the camera slowly pulling further and further back, a snaking tyre trail disturbing the patterns in the sand behind me, until I disappeared like a grain of sand in the ever- changing dune landscape. I defy anyone not to feel small and insignificant in this environment.”
― Spencer James Conway, 'The Japanese-Speaking Curtain Maker'

“It goes without saying that this method of communal parking duties would be an impossibility in a country where stealing was common. If they tried this in South Africa, for example, everyone’s car would be stolen every day and it would end up as some sort of car roulette. Everyone would have a different car every day. In Libya, stealing is punishable by death, or something nearly as extreme, like leg removal. (I had better Google that.)”
― Spencer James Conway, 'The Japanese-Speaking Curtain Maker'