Author: Christopher Buckley

Cites

• Nikita Khrushchev (1)
  • IN: They Eat Puppies, Don't They? (2013) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: As to the escape of the Dalai Lama from Tibet, if we had been in your place, we would not have let him escape. It would be better if he were in a coffin.
    FROM: Conversation with Mao Zedong, (1959), Conversation, Russia
• Sun Tzu (1)
  • IN: They Eat Puppies, Don't They? (2013) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
    FROM: The Art of War, (-450), Book, China
• Chenrezig (1)
  • IN: They Eat Puppies, Don't They? (2013) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Om mani padme hum.
    FROM: NULL, (None), NULL, NULL
• Iris Murdoch (1)
  • IN: The Relic Master (2015) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: If even a dog's tooth is truly worshipped it glows with light. The venerated object is endowed with power.
    FROM: The Sea, The Sea, (1978), Novel, Ireland/England
• Francesco Guicciardini (1)
  • IN: The Relic Master (2015) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: In our corrupt times, the virtue of a Pontiff is commended when he does not surpass the wickedness of other men.
    FROM: History of Italy, (1561), NULL, Italy
• Somerset Maugham (1)
  • IN: But Enough About You (2014) Autobiography, American
    EPIGRAPH: Make [the reader] laugh, and he will think you a trivial fellow. But bore him the right way and your reputation is assured.
    FROM: The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong, (1930), Book, UK
• Victoria Glendinning (1)
  • IN: But Enough About You (2014) Autobiography, American
    EPIGRAPH: There's no greater bliss in life than when the plumber eventually comes to unblock your drains. No writer can give that sort of pleasure.
    FROM: NULL, (1993), NULL, UK