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> [“Bangkok is one of the world's great cities, all of which own red-light districts that find their ways into the pages of novels from time to time. The sex industry in Thailand is smaller per capita because the Thais are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/bangkok-is-one-of-the-world-s-great-cities-all-of-which-own-red-light/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

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## More by John Burdett

> [“We do not look on death the way you do, farang. My closest colleagues grasp my arm and one or two embrace me. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/we-do-not-look-on-death-the-way-you-do-farang-my-closest-colleagues/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [You don't understand. I only prostitute the part of the body that isn't important, and nobody suffers except my karma a little bit. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/you-don-t-understand-i-only-prostitute-the-part-of-the-body-that-isn/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [The world other than as advertised can be an amazing place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/the-world-other-than-as-advertised-can-be-an-amazing-place/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of Americas brittle and mutating id.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/las-vegas-is-the-expression-in-glitter-and-concrete-of-americas/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/to-a-buddhist-contradictions-only-exist-in-a-mind-that-has-been/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [I'm fascinated by Buddhism. I adore Buddhism, and I read about it all the time, but I haven't formally become a Buddhist, although I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/i-m-fascinated-by-buddhism-i-adore-buddhism-and-i-read-about-it-all/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/there-are-plenty-of-brilliant-people-who-are-too-stressed-out-to-read/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [In Southeast Asia the world is understood to be a vast, complex network of interdependent relationships. So when global capitalism makes it impossible for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/in-southeast-asia-the-world-is-understood-to-be-a-vast-complex/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [It is quite amazing how hard the subconscious works when it is made to understand that this life is not a rehearsal, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/it-is-quite-amazing-how-hard-the-subconscious-works-when-it-is-made/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [I discovered that Thailand was one of those countries, like Sri Lanka and India, where memory of past lives used to be commonplace. Go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/i-discovered-that-thailand-was-one-of-those-countries-like-sri-lanka/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of America's brittle and mutating id.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/las-vegas-is-the-expression-in-glitter-and-concrete-of-america-s/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [“Farang, I'll bet you Wall Street against a Thai mango he'll be back, if for no other reason than to play the card of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/farang-i-ll-bet-you-wall-street-against-a-thai-mango-he-ll-be-back-if/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [Don't ask me when I first mastered the obvious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/don-t-ask-me-when-i-first-mastered-the-obvious/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [“Sincerity is the first casualty of capitalism. We”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/sincerity-is-the-first-casualty-of-capitalism-we/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

> [“On a whim, Pisit calls the monk back to ask what he thinks of all this, and Western culture in general. After his drubbing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/on-a-whim-pisit-calls-the-monk-back-to-ask-what-he-thinks-of-all-this/)

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