The Janissary Tree Quotes

“The men who had been sent to terrify Europe made a simple discovery: it was easier—and far less dangerous—to terrorize at home.”
― Jason Goodwin, The Janissary Tree

“It’s always made me feel sick, that tree. Thinking of the men hanged in the branches, like fruit. And the Janissary corpses piled around its trunk. It must have blood in it, Yash. Blood in its roots.”
― Jason Goodwin, The Janissary Tree

“The rice had gone clear, so he threw in a handful of currants and another of pine nuts, a lump of sugar, and a big pinch of salt. He took down a jar from the shelf and helped himself to a spoonful of oily tomato paste, which he mixed into a tea glass of water. He drained the glass into the rice, with a hiss and a plume of steam. He added a pinch of dried mint and ground some pepper into the pot and stirred the rice, then clamped on a lid and”
― Jason Goodwin, The Janissary Tree

“Lufta nuk ka shumë rëndësi për një njeri. Një shqiptar se ka fare problem. Pyesni grekët.”
― Jason Goodwin, The Janissary Tree