“Gentlemen. You are looking at the true Abraham Lincoln of Arabia. And in order to end our internal bickering - our civil war, if you will - I have solicited your aid.”

“Gentlemen. You are looking at the true Abraham Lincoln of Arabia. And in order to end our internal bickering - our civil war, if you will - I have solicited your aid.”

“There is a little bit of everybody in everybody.”

“I know a feeling like that only comes once in a lifetime, and I think you should follow your hearts desires. I believe in love, and I know love conquers all.”

“An hour later. the moon reflected its light on the Tigris as well. The sun, the moon, and Fatima. What else could I ask for?”

“Two people, one city, different times; connected by a memoir. Can love exist in a city destined for decades of misery?”