“Those dogs of the hajj go to Mecca to pray when they don't possess even the decency or generosity of spirit to pardon or forgive.”

“اكتبُوا على شاهد قبري بخطٍّ عريض :هنا يرقدُ رجل حاول أن يكتبَ دون أن يكذب ,ثم بخط رفيعٍ ذيِّلوها :يكفِهِ شرفُ المحاولة !”

“Palestinians no longer blamed Yasser Arafat or Hamas for their troubles. Now they blamed the Israelis for killing their children. But I still couldn't escape a fundamental question: Why were those children out there in the first place? Where were the parents? Why didn't their mothers and fathers keep them inside? Those children should have been sitting at their desks in school, not running in the streets throwing stones at armed soldiers.”

“August is the month when wars start. It’s when the water dries up and the spirit begins to wither. Insomniacs pull down their shades and lock themselves in their rooms in August. Lifelong friends have fist fights. People feel like they’re going to burst. Sometimes they do.”

“I don't even know what street Canada is on.”

“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”

“The most important words we’ll ever utter are those words we say to ourselves, about ourselves, when we’re by ourselves”