Achmet Quotes in Sirocco (1951)

Achmet: What an oddity you are, Mr. Smith, - an American in Damascus. No morals! No political convictions!

Harry Smith: I've had a few.

Achmet: I find that difficult to believe.

Harry Smith: I had a bellyful of them. I left them in the states with my first wife!

Achmet: Isn't there anything you believe in?

Harry Smith: You mean right now? Sure!

[looking through the envelope of money he has just been paid off with]

Harry Smith: I believe in this, and it's two thousand short!