"It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness."

“As soon as you start to question your own intent while you're still in the process of discovering your story, you're in trouble because you've pulled out of that unconscious space that is so necessary in the beginning of the drafting process.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

“If a dish doesn't turn out right, change the name and don't bat an eyelid. A fallen souffle is only a risen omelette. It depends on the self-confidence with which you present it.”

“I'm paid to preach not to practice.”

“The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God's responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have - even if it's no more than a sack lunch.”

“People have always been obsessed by celebrities. There are just more outlets and opportunities to make a living exploiting that obsession nowadays.”

“Player: Relax. Respond. That's what people do. You can't go through life question your sitution at every turn.”

“In a dying civilization, political prestige is the reward not of the shrewdest diagnostician, but of the man with the best bedside manner.”

Source : Eric Ambler (2011). “A Coffin for Dimitrios”, p.77, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

“The more elaborate his labyrinths, the further from the Sun his face.”

Source : Mikhail Naimy (2011). “The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark”, p.57, Duncan Baird Publishers