“Bring up the past only if it will help to build the future, otherwise its best to be left to sleep”

“Is there a moment for every parent when you realize that your child has outgrown your knowledge of them? A moment when you can't keep up?”

“If you can see everything in all directions, there is no such thing as up or down, left or right.”

“A moment can be left inside the memory of time.”

“One senses that, in these conditions, no amount of wet-wiping could bring true hygiene.”

“Moroccan traffic isn't like normal traffic. It's armed combat, a war of wills, in which only the very bravest have a chance to survive.”

“The last thing we wanted was for the Machiguenga to be sad again. Sadness appeared to bring out their violence.”