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Quotes by Iranian Authors


"I grieve nothing. I take everything."


"I do know that I don't want to wake him.We were up very late last night."

"The UN structure is one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam."

"The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world."

"The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots."

"Love is the most integral function of our lives. That is why LOVE is only one letter away from LIVE."

"Miss Rice talks very tough. We have gotten used to this nonsense. Miss Rice is a bit emotional about this, and we predicted that she would have a more emotional approach to this."

"I am so tired. I have grown old from being serious. I have grown ill from being serious. I want to laugh at myself. I want to forget myself. I am so tired."

"I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots, there has not been a significant complaint. We have to wait to see what the outcome of the counting is."

"When you get shy, you're simply thinking of yourself. Stop it. Step out of yourself."


"I hope he doesn't know he just touched my leg.And nothing happened."


"What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt."

"The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan."

"The reason as to why we are attracted to our opposites is because they are our salvation from the burden of being ourselves."


"Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights."

"I believe the main solution is to gain the trust of Europe and America and to remove their concerns over the peaceful nature of our nuclear industry and to assure them that there will never be a diversion to military use."

"But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan."

"If you can love one person, you can love everyone."

"For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights."

"To live with you is to live.To live without you is to die."

"I came to pen another poem for you, but even every unwritten poem is you."

"Before you, nothing.Now you, and everything."

"And then one day you realise that if you want to be rich, you'd have to give away almost everything you own."

"We are all born as storytellers. Our inner voice tells the first story we ever hear."


"The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do."

"An act of violence, no matter how small, can never be justified if it can be avoided."

"We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality."


"Because a quiet night is not the same as a silent one, a firm man is not the same as a steady one, and a bright light is not the same as a brilliant one."

"Put down your glass, it is time to dance. If you want to get drunk all you need is to drink love. Put down your pipe and do away with these childish toys. If you want to get high all you need is to breathe love. Now, can I have this dance?"
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