“But as with so many things in our lives, the reason for doing something is not the important thing. It is the fact of doing that remains.”

“Do the thing you're good at. Not many people are lucky enough to be so good at something.”

“Remember,' Khader said insistently, resting his hand on my forearm to emphasise his words. 'Sometimes it is necessary to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. The important thing is to be sure that our reasons are right, and that we admit the wrong--that we do not lie to ourselves, and convince ourselves that what we do is right.”

“There can be as many wrong reasons to do the right thing as there are stars in the sky. There might even be more than one legitimate right reason. But there is never a right reason to do the wrong thing. Not ever.”

“Troublesome things tend to remain troublesome no matter how many times you do them.”

“Why do you dwell on things that don’t matter when there are so many things that do?”