British - Writer | June 28, 1951 - April 23, 2014
I was probably spoilt, if I'm being totally honest.
Mark Shand
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If I was a businessman, I could have made a huge amount of money. But none of that really crossed my mind while I was young and traveling.
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I'd always thought hurricanes were romantic, with pretty feminine names like Celestine.
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I've known elephants with broken hearts, others with depression.
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If you look back at history, the various Maharajas of the Indian empire actually helped support a whole British industry. The royalty in those days ordered exotic cars in huge numbers.
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Surrounded by a burgeoning human population, Asian elephants have to contend with the spread of settlements and farming, and the demands of rapidly developing nations: plantations, mines, railways, and irrigation canals have carved up former wilderness.
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Elephants seek food elsewhere if their route is blocked, and raiding crops and grain stores brings them into conflict with people, often resulting in deaths on both sides.
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I've always found people to be by far the biggest problem-causers in life.
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My flat is a bit like an oriental bazaar. It's filled with the oddest objects from all my travels, and you can't really move in it. I love collecting antiques and often spend weekends driving around bric-a-brac markets.
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Richard Burton is one of my heroes.
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