Oriana Fallaci

“Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.”

“Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn't vote because I have dignity. If I had closed my nose and voted for one of them, I would spit on my own face.”

“The most humiliating thing a woman can be is a coquette.”

“Without Khomeini, we would not be where we are. What a pity that, when pregnant with him, his mother did not choose to have an abortion.”

“This Islam business kidnapped me.”

“Laura Bush has the face of my mother when my mother was young. The face, the body, the voice. The first time I saw on TV Laura Bush, I got frozen because it was as if my mother was not dead....”

“America's vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It's the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail.”

“I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.”

“We must take positions. Our weakness in the West is born of the fact of so-called 'objectivity.' Objectivity does not exist - it cannot exist!... The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained b...”

“The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom.”

“How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide!”

“I find it shameful that in nearly all the universities of Europe, Palestinian students sponsor and nurture anti-Semitism.”

“When my father was arrested, we didn't know where they had him. My mother found him at the house of torture. It was called Villa Triste.”

“I have expressed my opinion through the written word through my books, that is all.”