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“I went to Saudi Arabia to break free for a while. Strange idea. If freedom was what I was truly after, perhaps I could have bought a Cuba Libre instead.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“The feelings you have, the feelings you express, but mostly the feelings you ignoreâ€� Those bottled bloody feelings are like champagne, more dangerous the longer they age, making a big splash when unleashed.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Cloud storage was invented by brilliant minds to store what we, the regular minds, think it’s worth storing: ourselves and our pets, in all positions, and at all times.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“How can you think outside the box from sitting inside a box? Or cubicle. Or partition. Or your own four walls. But, hey, you’re supposed to.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Travel doesn’t change you. You just discover more of who you really are and, at times, that in itself can be a reason not to travel.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“The best thing about the best is that it works by comparison to whatever you choose.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“By the way, what’s the big deal with skyscrapers?
I wonder, if they could talk, what would they talk about? Weather?
“Well, it's pretty windy up here. Better shut up!�
Or,
“Hey, do you think they’ve noticed me yet?�
“No, not yet, keep going, keep pushing through.�
Or,
“What are we going for today?�
“I am going for the look where one thing, me, totally obscures the other thing, you.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“The Saudi vision is a vision of pushing boundaries, not of keeping up with the world.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Why are we willing to pay for more riches, but kindness of any kind we take for granted?”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“His face was deeply wrinkled as of life itself in a moment of self-abandonment decided to find refuge in each and every of those crevices.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Time can rob us of youth, but it can never rob us of true beauty that shines through our actions from the day we are born and stays behind even when we’re gone.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“A traveler rarely enjoys seeing new forms and shapes of what is essentially the same, buildings of steel reaching for the sky, holding us, the army of duty bound soldiers, captives.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“When it comes to food, by Bourdain standards, I’m no connoisseur. I don’t eat fetal duck eggs and describe them as delicious.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“De gustibus non est disputandum. Now that’s fancy! But don’t worry, it means nothing of the kind. Quite the opposite. It means everyone is entitled to choose its own kind of crap and call it food.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Some things are just worth the wait. That is, if they end up happening as you imagined them to.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Sober conversations lead to sober topics.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“There is no fine water, but plenty of fine wine.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Americans, you can’t say anything about them or you might get sued. It's the American freedom of speech kind of thing. No, no, no, in America talk is not cheap. You say, you pay!”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“There are answers and there is truth. And from all the answers, I think “Yesâ€� and “Noâ€� are the poorest. True understanding stems from the spaces left blank between them.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Secrets are scary. They make us assume the worst when the truth could be quite plain and inoffensive.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Like the purest feelings that lose their true power when put into words, try to describe beauty beyond measure and you’ll become a butcher.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Weddings, a fleeting moment when you think you have finally solved all your relationship issues and the gates of heaven await.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Ignorance is truly bliss. You’re left to your own interpretations of the world.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“Hotel wire hangers. I hate them. They make me think of Chinese dry cleaning shops. I love wooden hangers fully equipped with anti theft mechanisms. They make me feel rich and loved. And trusted.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“In a world full of opinions and less knowledge, full of influencers and less intellectuals, full of breaking news and less poetry, traveling becomes more and more about training your mind to be an empty canvas, to seek truth, your truth, not confirmation of truth, their truth.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“It’s not the hope that dies last. It’s the fear. Isn’t that amazing how all feelings, no matter how grand or petty, eventually lead to some kind of fear?”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“U.K. used to be safe. But then, Roxanne got old, Sting ditched her and no more Police.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

“I struggle with the art of politely saying no, the same as others are struggling to understand the meaning of no. No is a complicated word. Truly. Spell it backwards and you’re on.”
― Carol Vorvain, OMSARUZ: Humorous tales from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan