Quotes from Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

Compartmentalization is an unconscious psychological defense mechanism employed to avoid cognitive dissonance.

Don't invite envy to your house – you never know who will show up, " she used to warn me.

Honest dishonesty. That's quite the oxymoron – but I like the originality that you've brought to bear in the art of rationalization. Maybe you should consider becoming a lawyer, " he added jokingly.

I'm not sure. But – unless I'm struggling with the darkness within – I like to sustain the illusion that death is actually much further from me than it really is.

Because in the end, we die. It's like Chekhov observed in so many of his plays: 'in two hundred years, no one will even know we were here.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)

So if you choose me, then you have declared me more special to you than anyone else, because only one man can have that honor.

Sometimes violence is necessary to prevent even more violence, " I concluded, almost as if it were an epiphany.

It will all work out, Inas. You come from a long line of survivors and strong women. So everything will be fine in the end. And we are always with you in spirit, to guide you and love you.

Isn't it better just to make your own money, and then spend it how and when you want, and with dignity?