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Azar Nafisi quotes

Iranian Writer December 1, 1955

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Azar Nafisi quote: "Dreams, Mr. Nazari, are perfect ideals, complete in themselves."
Dreams, Mr. Nazari, are perfect ideals, complete in themselves. Azar Nafisi
The worst crime committed by totalitarian mind-sets is that they force their citizens, including their victims, to become complicit in their crimes. Dancing with your jailer, participating in your own execution, that is an act of utmost brutality. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "My passion has always been books and literature, and teaching."
My passion has always been books and literature, and teaching. Azar Nafisi
Hope for some means its loss for others; when the hopeless regain some hope, those in power--the ones who had taken it away--become afraid, more protective of their endangered interests, more repressive. Azar Nafisi
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
Azar Nafisi quote: "Art is as useful as bread."
Art is as useful as bread. Azar Nafisi
I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality. Azar Nafisi
I wish wish I could steal the intricacies of language. But give my kids a break—remember, most of them were fed on Steinbeck’s The Pearl. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter..."
With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "I'm a perfectly equipped failure."
I'm a perfectly equipped failure. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "It takes courage to die for a cause, but also to live for one."
It takes courage to die for a cause, but also to live for one. Azar Nafisi
Do we consider that anything goes, that we have no responsibility towards others but only for satisfying our needs? Well, that is the crux of the great novels xxx - the question of doing what is right or what we want to do. Azar Nafisi
Every fairy tale offers the potential to surpass present limits, so in a sense the fairy tale offers you freedoms that reality denies. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "It's frightening to be free, to have to take responsibility..."
It's frightening to be free, to have to take responsibility for your decisions. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "I no longer believe that we can keep silent. We never really..."
I no longer believe that we can keep silent. We never really do, mind you. Azar Nafisi

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