...according to the teachings of Islam, war is to be waged not against the enemy but against the aggressor. (p. 49)

Isn't there any heaven where old beautiful dances, old beautiful intimacies prolong themselves?

A disposition to preserve and an ability to improve taken together would be my standard of a statesman.

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.

After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money.

The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.

Unfortunately, Florida is a mecca for the shyster element, and there are apparently no rules on the kinds of advertising a lawyer can do.

Kitten, you need to make a decision. Either we stay here and behave or we leave now and I promise you”—his voice dipped lower and the words fell against my lips—“if we leave, I won’t behave.

Because that's what heaven is...it's opening the door of a house in twilight and everyone you love is there.

I'm German but I didn't say that. I have no moustache.

Here is a language so far ahead of its time, that it was not only an improvement on its predecessors, but also on nearly all its successors.