“It's an ancient technique known as lying, Khouri.”
“What was that technique you were using on those bastards?""An ancient form called kicking ass.”
“I've known rivers:I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.My soul has grown deep like the rivers.”
“Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature. They are hidden, and must be wrested from nature by an active and elaborate technique of inquiry. ”
“I may be biased, but I think jackals are cute and cuddly, even if they were known for digging up graves in Ancient Egypt.”
“The novel is perhaps the highest art form because it so closely resembles life: it is about human relationships. It's technique, page by page, resembles our technique of living day by day--a way of relating.”