“We are split people.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does mean,' said Samad tersely, 'that it is a good idea.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“It is too dangerous for me to put these things into words. I am afraid they might then become gigantic and I be no longer able to master them.”
― All Quiet on the Western Front
― All Quiet on the Western Front
“It was a competition in agony. Like rich women in posh restaurants ordering ever-smaller salads.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected to live Christian lives. There ought to be two distinct kinds of marriage: one governed by the State with rules enforced on all citizens, the other governed by the Church with rules enforced by her on her own members." --about the only statement i agree with in this book”
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