"I am no proponent of a theocracy. I am a secularist. I want an independent Iraqi government, not a lackey of Tehran."

“Because life is complicated and difficult. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't truly lived.”

Source : A. Lee Martinez (2007). “A Nameless Witch”, p.239, Macmillan

“God has created the world to play hide-and-seek with man.”

“Whether it is drawing or painting, skilled Artists usually deliver a faster result without jeopardizing the quality, simply because they don't have to waste their time on fixing mistakes.”

“Coincidences are not accidents but signals from the universe which can guide us toward our true destiny.”

“Have I a secret about playing the piano? It's a very simple one. I sit down on the piano stool and make myself comfortable - and I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.”

“I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better.”

“I spin around on the swivel chair and look up at the ceiling; Oliver being Oliver being Oliver being Oliver. I am suddenly aware of the separation between my-actual-self and myself-as-seen-by-others. Who would win in an arm wrestle? Who is better-looking? Who has the higher IQ?”

Source : Joe Dunthorne (2011). “Submarine”, p.143, Penguin UK

“It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon.”

Source : John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.242, Manchester University Press