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Passports Quotes

Don't be surprised if I demur, for, be advised my passport's green.

'Open Letter' (Field Day pamphlet no. 2, 1983) p. 9, rebuking the editors of 'The Penguin Book of Contemporary British Poetry' for including him among its authors

In the 70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.

"Voice of the Maghreb". Interview with Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. May 5, 2006.

If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?

Yann Martel (2009). “Life of Pi”, p.81, Vintage Canada

Most passport pictures are good likenesses, and it is time we faced it.

Katharine Brush (1940). “This is on Me”, New York : Farrar & Rinehart

I travel a lot. A lot, a lot. I don't have a single passport that doesn't have extra pages on it.

Interview with Hayley Phelan, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 23, 2016.

Yes, I was detained for eight days in Waziristan in 1996. It was against my will, and my passport and money were taken from me. I was not mistreated or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave.

"Greg Mortenson responds to '60 Minutes' questions about his 'Three Cups of Tea' story". Response to a "60 Minutes" report, latimesblogs.latimes.com. April 18, 2011.