"I know a feeling like that only comes once in a lifetime, and I think you should follow your heart’s desires. I believe in love, and I know love conquers all."
- Ahmad Ardalan
"An hour later. the moon reflected its light on the Tigris as well. The sun, the moon, and Fatima. What else could I ask for?"
"You asked if I loved her? I can't even whisper her name, my heart would burst out of my chest."
"In the 10th century, Baghdad instituted a licensing exam that all doctors had to take before practicing as physicians"
- Firas Alkhateeb
"Two people, one city, different times; connected by a memoir. Can love exist in a city destined for decades of misery?"
"Muslim and non-Muslim from across the world flocked to Baghdad to be part of Al-Ma'mun's project "Bait Al-Hekmah" or "House of Wisdom"
"The Americans were understandably on hair triggers. There was a good reason for all of this security. For despite TV images of quick victory, much of Baghdad certainly had not fallen and firefights wi..."
- Lawrence Anthony
"Next time -- we will roll out the red carpet for you in the United States of Arabia, my brethren!"
- Leonard Leventon
"Gentlemen. You are looking at the true Abraham Lincoln of Arabia. And in order to end our internal bickering - our civil war, if you will - I have solicited your aid."
"There is a little bit of everybody in everybody."