“Al Mahara is to good taste what Adolf Hitler was to world peace.”

“Clearly the rise of Adolf Hitler and his jack-booted storm troopers to power did not augur well for peace.”

“I'm not comparing Bush to Adolf Hitler - because George Bush, for one thing, is not as smart as Adolf Hitler.”

“Adolf Hitler was a Jeanne d'Arc, a saint. He was a martyr.”

“He loved children and used to dandle me on his knee. This was how the title came about for this book, Uncle Hitler, although in the old German tradition, I called him Uncle Adolf, even though I was not related to him. This was a sign of respect to an older person, which is why I called Frau Eva ‘Aunty Eva’.However, little did I know at that time what revulsion the name Adolf Hitler would eventually invoke in the decent conscience of the world.”

“No One was born as good or evil, it is the world that creates an Artist or Adolf.”