God takes everyone he loves through a desert. It is his cure for our wandering hearts, restlessly searching for a new Eden. – Paul E. Miller

In the empire of desert, water is the king and shadow is the queen. – Mehmet Murat ildan

You cannot blame the Sahara alone for the troubles. But you should also not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst. – William Langewiesche, Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert

Land of extremes. Land of contrasts. Land of surprises. Land of contradictions…. That is Arizona. – Federal Writers Project, Arizona: The Grand Canyon State, 1956