"Hold on to your salah, because if you lose that, you will lose everything else."

“I went to prison, I paid my bill.”

“To glorify democracy and to silence the people is a farce; to discourse on humanism and to negate people is a lie.”

“You should always feel confident in everything you wear, no matter what trend you fit or don't fit into.”

Source : "Man Repelling With Rachel Roy This Valentine's Day". Interview with Veronique Hyland, www.harpersbazaar.com. January 25, 2011.

“I would only believe in a god who could dance. And when I saw my devil I found him serious, thorough, profound, and solemn: it was the spirit of gravity—through him all things fall. Not by wrath does one kill but by laughter. Come, let us kill the spirit of gravity!”

“The perspective of eternity is not a perspective from a certain place beyond the world, nor the point of view of a transcendent being; rather it is a certain form of thought and feeling that rational persons can adopt within the world ... Purity of heart, if one could attain it, would be to see clearly and to act with grace and self-command from this point of view.”

“Italy is the worst country for bureaucracy around the world. And this is very important. If we have a system with a lot of politicians the consequence is 63 government change in 70 years.”

“Justin Hermann is one of the best new voices in short fiction-deep and entertaining as hell, with many funny lines, unexpected turns of events, and great insights. Wonderful stories: each one is a trip!”

“Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.”

Source : George Jean Nathan, Charles Angoff (1998). “The World of George Jean Nathan: Essays, Reviews, & Commentary”, Hal Leonard Corporation