Wars are fought by children. Conceived by their mad demonic elders, and fought by boys.

I didn't think I had anything particular to say, but I thought I might have something to say to children.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All I know for certain is that reading is of the most intense importance to me; if I were not able to read, to revisit old favorites and experiment with names new to me, I would be starved - probably too starved to go on writing myself.

Born in Jerusalem, Wadie Said went from being a dragoman to a salesman in the United States and thence to a hugely successful businessman in Egypt.

We all need a past - that's where our sense of identity comes from.

People die, but money never does.