"I finally returned to Iran in 1979, when I got my degree in English and American literature, and stayed for 18 years in the Islamic republic."

-- Azar Nafisi

#Islamic Quotes #Iran Quotes #Years Quotes

“I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.”
“... And the only way to find that honesty is to not overthink it. For your writing to come alive--to be multi-dimensional--you must barter away some control.”
“Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born; Relive my languish, and restore the light.”
“Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocracy”
“Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.”

Source : A Vindication of the Rights of Woman ch. 3 (1792)
“And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.”
“Give house-room to the best; 'tis never known Verture and pleasure both to dwell in one.”
“This is the deal: we are happy to single out people as superior just as long as they don't accept the description themselves. We want heroes and idols, but we also want egalitarianism, and that requires proclamations of humility from our gods.”

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