The Twelfth Imam Quotes

“What type of car do I get?" David asked.
"As we like to say in the Middle East," Zalinsky said, "We'll blow up that bridge when we get to it.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“The president.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“So to be clear, you don’t believe the Twelfth Imam is real?” he finally asked. “Oh no; he’s real, all right. He’s just not from God. He’s from Satan.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“He must announce that Iran had pre-positioned nuclear weapons under Iranian control in Lebanon and Syria and make clear to the Jews that any attack on the Palestinians—or any neighbor of the Zionist entity—would result in a War of Annihilation.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“In short order, he said, he must be able to announce a successful Iranian nuclear weapons test.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“I, ___________________________, pledge my full allegiance, devotion, and loyalty to Imam al-Mahdi. I will live for him. I will die for him. I shall carry out his orders quickly and completely and without complaint, so help me, Allah.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“the 1950s. It was all mind-numbingly boring. He turned off the set and lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling fan whirring above him.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“But given the fact that a war between Israel and Iran could set the region on fire and seriously impact the global economy, do we really want Israel to be deciding the fate of the region and the world all by itself?” “No, we don’t,”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“Iranian missiles were hitting cities and military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel, meanwhile, was not simply being hit by hundreds of Iranian missiles, but also by tens of thousands of missiles, rockets, and mortars from Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza. With Israeli missiles and fighter jets firing back, it was clear the entire region was going to be set on fire.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“D-day was set for January 28, 1980.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“Then he saw the VW bus. It was still running. He scooped his wife up in his arms, carried her to the VW, and set her carefully on the floor in the back.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“Before you worry about the world, son, you should be sure your own soul is secure in God.”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam

“Parlez-vous français, aussi?”
― Joel C. Rosenberg, The Twelfth Imam