Kingdom of Heaven

„You are not what you were born, but what you have it in yourself to be.”

„It has fallen to us, to defend Jerusalem, and we have made our preparations as well as they can be made. None of us took this city from Muslims. No Muslim of the great army now coming against us was born when this city was lost. We fight over an offence we did not give, against those who were not alive to be offended. What is Jerusalem? Your holy places lie over the Jewish temple that the Romans pulled down. The Muslim places of worship lie over yours. Which is more holy?”

„We defend this city, not to protect these stones, but the people living within these walls.”

„To kill an infidel, the Pope has said, is not murder; it is the path to Heaven.”

„I put no stock in religion. By the word religion I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of god. I have seen too much religion in the eyes of too many murderers. Holiness is in right action, and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, and goodness. What god desires is here”

„A King may move a man, a father may claim a son, but remember that even when those who move you be Kings, or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God, you cannot say, „But I was told by others to do thus.” Or that, „Virtue was not convenient at the time.” This will not suffice. Remember that.”

(Kingdom of Heaven)

Moscow on the Hudson

„This is New York City. A man can do whatever he wants.”

„In Moscow we fought for an inch of freedom! Here you take it and pour shit all over it.”

„My father was called Orlando. He rolled the finest cigars in Havana. „Orlando el Rey,” they called him…”Orlando the King.” Then Castro came along and my father was on his ass.”

„This is a free country, welcome to almost anyone. And I’m hoping someday maybe you will join me here. Of course I will continue to write to you every week. Yes, in America almost anything is possible. Goodbye for now my beloved family. I love you. Voyia”

(Moscow on the Hudson)

Mr. Nobody

„I always liked fish. I never thought that one day they would like me too.”

„Sometimes people call me Mr. Craft. C-R-A-F-T. Can’t Remember A Fucking Thing.”

„We don’t know who Mr. Nobody is, neither does he. Our patient’s memories are confused. But it is not unusual at a certain stage of illness for very old memories to emerge in great detail.”

„What was there before the big bang? Well, you see, there was no before because before the big bang, time did not exist. Time is a revolving extansion of the universe itself. But what will happen when the universe has finished expanding?”

„Urgh, you’re still here? Did I fall asleep? Sometimes I don’t sleep so I think… I think about how it was… and all I have left. What do you see when you look at me? A grumpy old man who never answers questions? Who mixes things up? Who’s kept busy by getting his meals? That’s not me. Me… I wear shorts. I’m nine years old. I can run faster than the train. I can’t feel my aching back anymore. I’m fifteen. I’m fifteen and I’m in love.”

(Mr. Nobody)