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John Burdett

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John Burdett is a novelist and former lawyer. He was born in England and worked in Hong Kong; he now lives in Thailand and France.

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	Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 11,339 ratings — published 2003 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5,629 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bangkok Haunts (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 3,938 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #4) 3.79 avg rating — 2,741 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vulture Peak (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #5) 3.79 avg rating — 2,040 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bangkok Asset (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #6) 3.51 avg rating — 1,206 ratings — published 2015 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Thirst for gourmet mind food must still be there amongst our deeper needs. Only art can supply it and only literature is available to everyone who can read, no special training needed. So why is it dying?

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“Your fear of letting go prevents you from letting go of your fear of letting go.”
― John Burdett, Bangkok Tattoo

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“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 don't do big harm. You prostitute your mind. Mind is seat of Buddha. What you do is very very bad. You should not use your mind in that way”
― John Burdett, Bangkok Tattoo

tags: buddhism, prostitution, the-mind

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“Don't ask me when I first mastered the obvious.”
― John Burdett, Bangkok 8

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