Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.

My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.

For my father there was no sharper way to understand a country than by listening to its stories.

There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Casablanca. I have rarely felt quite so vulnerable or alone.

To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path

We had the kind of conversations that only great friends can ever share. They were touched with magic.

At the dealership, I pulled out the sieve and toyed with it threateningly. When the salesman was ready for me, I held it up, told him I was not a tourist and demanded a large discount.

The ants are bad" The Bear"the ants?"Tahir"Do not be fooled. They look very small, so harm you don't think of then at all. Then years. Then one day you wake up, and your home has fallen down." Osman.

Stories are a communal currency of humanity.

There is nothing like a train journey for reflection.

It seems to me that there must be an ecological limit to the number of paper pushers the Earth can sustain.

The chief business of America is business.

Look at your watch now. You're still a super hot female.

As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though I was playing the capitalist game.

It's going to be very difficult. I don't see the president-elect [Donald Trump] as a legitimate president.

It's hard to replace the gray matter that is inherent in every human being. No computer can do it quite that well yet.

If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.

I admire the Pope. I have a lot of respect for anyone who can tour without an album.

The disintegration of the culture starts with the artist. Im on a crusade to turn the tide in the arts, to restore dignity to the arts and, by extension, to the culture.

I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I'm a kid myself.