There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth. – Elias Canetti
The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well. – Elias Canetti
When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about. – Elias Canetti
The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation. – Elias Canetti
I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. Its a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through. – King Abdullah II