Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For years we lived anyhow with one another in the naked desert, under the indifferent heaven.
T. E. LawrenceAbout author
- Author's profession: Soldier
- Nationality: british
- Born: August 16, 1888
- Died: May 19, 1935
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