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Azar Nafisi quotes about thinking

Iranian Writer December 1, 1955

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People would react to books by authors like James and Austen almost on a gut level. I think it was not so much the message, because the best authors do not have obvious messages. These authors were disturbing to my students because of their perspectives on life. Azar Nafisi
The most important result of the encounter [in the preceding anecdote] is the scholar's startling discovery of the roundness of the earth . . . Instinctively realizing the connection between the foreigner's presence, the roundness of the earth, and future changes and upheavals, he finally announces, "Yes, the earth is round, the women will start to think, and as soon as they begin to think, they will become shameless. Azar Nafisi
Going away isn't going to help as much as you think. The memory stays with you, and the stain. It's not something you slough off once you leave. Azar Nafisi
It was one of those rare nights when I was kept awake not by my nightmares and anxieties but by something exciting and exhilarating. Most nights I lay awake waiting for some unexpected disaster…I think I somehow felt that as long as I was conscious, nothing bad could happen… Azar Nafisi
You don't understand their mentality. They won't accept your resignation because they don't think you have the right to quit. They are the ones who decide how long you should stay and when you should be dispensed with. More than anything else, it was this arbitrariness that had become unbearable. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want..."
A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue. Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi quote: "I think Islam is in a sense, in crisis. It needs to question..."
I think Islam is in a sense, in crisis. It needs to question and re-question itself. Azar Nafisi

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