"There is little consolation in the fact that millions of people are unhappier than we are. Why should other people's misery make us happier or more content?"

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Azar Nafisi

#People Quotes #Littles Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
“I never really acted at school. It was doing small parts on TV that really got me started.”
“Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is France, and we're in the middle - that's my map of Africa.”
“Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.”
“When you really love someone, you must accept their part of mystery. And thatâ€™s why you love them.”
“The problem with Hollywood is that nobody works. They have meals. They go to Pilates. But it's not enough. So they do drugs. If everybody had a pile of rocks in their backyard and spent every day moving them from one side of the yard to the other, it would be a much happier place.”
“I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of GOD. For my part I keep myself retired with Him in the depth of centre of my soul as much as I can; and while I am so with Him I fear nothing; but the least turning from Him is insupportable.”
“One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.”

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