“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
“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
“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
“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
