I Love Beirut Quotes

#1. I always knew the woman i wanted to be- I knew I wanted to be a woman who was independant

Diane Von Furstenburg

#2. Dragons think we are amusing. But they remember Erreth-Akbe. They speak of him as if he were a dragon, not a man.

Ursula K. Le Guin

#3. He watched his feet, the only things that were keeping him from finding out if there really was a Kingdom of Heaven or not.

Richard Bachman

#4. Words and phrases grew only slowly

Henri Cole

#5. I love the Middle East. My earliest childhood memories are of Jerusalem. I love the colors and smells and cadence of Arabic spoken in the streets of Cairo or Beirut. I also love the modernity and verve of Tel Aviv.

Kai Bird

#6. They say that the Dead die not, but remain Near to the rich heirs of their grief and mirth. I think they ride the calm mid-heaven, as these, In wise majestic melancholy train, And watch the moon, and the still-raging seas, And men, coming and going on the earth.

Rupert Brooke

#7. Beirut is the Elizabeth Taylor of cities: insane, beautiful, falling apart, aging, and forever drama laden.She'll also marry any infatuated suitor who promises to make her life more comfortable, no matter how inappropriate he is. (p.88)

Rabih Alameddine