"At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics."

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Source : "Iran Calls Oscar Win A Success Over Israel". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. February 27, 2012.

Asghar Farhadi

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Dust Quotes

“I write in praise of the solitary act: of not feeling a trespassing tongue forced into one's mouth, one's breath smothered, nipples crushed against the ribcage, and that metallic tingling in the chin set off by a certain odd nerve: unpleasure.”

Source : Fleur Adcock (2000). “Poems 1960-2000”, Bloodaxe Books Limited
“It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.”
“Abnormal is so common, it's practically normal.”

Source : Cory Doctorow (2010). “Little Brother”, p.121, Macmillan
“We aim above the mark to hit the mark.”
“To many men much-wandering hope comes as a boon, but to many others it is the deception of vain desires.”
“Some girls have to go to college to discover what they are good at; some are born doing what they must without even truly knowing why. I felt a hole in my heart shaped like a dark door I needed to guard.”
“Financial regulation is the next item on the political horizon, and it doesn't have to be the deathly dull wonk-battle that it sounds like. In fact, if the Democrats do their job, it can just as easily become a platform for addressing the greatest issues of them all.”
“Possibility, infinity, beauty -- none of those words were right. [...] What he really wanted to say was: have you felt this? this phantom life streaking like a phosphorescent hound at the edges of your ruin?”

Source : Haven Kimmel (2002). “The Solace of Leaving Early: A Novel”, p.35, Anchor

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