"There is nothing in the desert, and no man needs nothing."
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"Truly, for some men, nothing is written unless they write it."
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"What is it, Major Lawrence, that attracts you personally to the desert?"
"It's clean."
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"I pray that I may never see the desert again. Hear me, God."
"You will come. There is only the desert for you."
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Which does man prefer, ultimately: Something or Nothing? The contest is not so open and shut as you might think.