Western culture Quote 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…

— 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…

— John Burdett

The world other than as advertised can be an amazing place.

— John Burdett

Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of Americas brittle and mutating id.

— John Burdett

To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them.

— 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…

— John Burdett

There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— John Burdett

Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of America's brittle and mutating id.

— 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…

— John Burdett