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

[T]he University of Arizona, a very fine school, well liked and spoken of by everybody that knows about it. – Will Rogers (1879–1935) [Go Wildcats! —tεᖇᖇ¡&#

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

You know you live in Phoenix when you can drive four hours in any one direction and never leave the Valley. – Author unknown