The political spectrum is not a straight, bi-polar line. It's a circle.

There ain't no "baby mama drama" up in this Vortex, homie!

What a person considers the minimal necessities depends as much on his character as it depends on his actual possessions.

Most things look better from a distance...And as a matter of fact, so do most people. - The Spook, pg 435

What's the best way of communicating in the world today? Television? No. Telegraph? No. Telephone? No. Tell a woman.

The poor things keep calling in those – those pumbles, I think they're called – you know, the ones who mend pipes and things – " "Plumbers?" " – exactly, yes, but of course they're flummoxed.

Christophe's smile was a marvel of edged sweetness. When he grinned like that he looked handsomer than ever, the hint of danger just about threatening to stop a girl's heart.

To the same degree that your understanding of and attitude toward Afrika become positive, you'll find that your understanding of and your attitude toward yourself will also become positive.

If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.

Jowa na kita? Thank you! Merry Christmas!

I thought I'd reached the bottom a few times, but then I'd realise there was another 30 floors of despair below that.