We outline a model for quasar radiation. The model is based on the simplest black hole accretion model. It allows for significant gravitational redshift, fitting (currently discredited) observations of Arp et al, and provides a natural explanation for the apparently paradoxical phenomena uncovered by Hawkins; it also provides a plausible explanation for the low emissions of Sagittarius A∗ . In order for this model to be plausible, a mechanism for absorbing angular momentum needs to be given. For this we rely on the observation made in [22] that inertial drag allows a black hole to absorb angular momentum.