I went with my love all over Damascus, he said. The memory is tied to the place. — New York Times Copy Share Image
In one way, I fear all Damascus is a dungeon. Or do you have to live here to appreciate that? — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
And it's true, you hear things in Damascus and, after a few hours, the human double-take stops operating. — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
For me, a journey to Damascus is an amazing hunt from beginning to end, a slice through layers of history in search… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
Damascus was the seat of the Ummayad Caliphate in the 7th and 8th centuries. — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
“The inscription of King Mar'alqais , found south of Damascus and dated at 328 CE, is usually said to be the first… — Angel Sáenz-Badillos Copy Share Image
“despite having a thriving gay prostitution scene, Damascus is unlike just about every other Middle Eastern city I have visited in not… — John R. Bradley Copy Share Image
Although Damascus is considered the oldest city in the world, the date of its foundation going beyond tradition, there are very few… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
True, when you behold Damascus from the Salahiyeh, the last slope of the Anti-Lebanon, it is the realization of all that you… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
“Damascus, is simply an oasis, that is what it is. For four thousand years its waters have not gone dry or its… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“We shall remember … Damascus, the "Pearl of the East", the pride of Syria, the fabled garden of Eden, the home of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Rolf Ekeus came round to my apartment one day and showed me the name of the Iraqi diplomat who had visited the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“So I close this long reflection on what I hope is a not-too-quaveringly semi-Semitic note. When I am at home, I will… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Attempts to locate oneself within history are as natural, and as absurd, as attempts to locate oneself within astronomy. On the day… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
