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91a866f	Life is too short to be lived badly.		Marjane Satrapi
4187428	In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.	young_adult memoir	Marjane Satrapi
f684713	To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.		Marjane Satrapi
7365165	It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.		Marjane Satrapi
3561173	One can forgive but one should never forget.		Marjane Satrapi
dbc0726	The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: Are my trousers long enough? Is my veil in place? Can my make-up be seen? Are they going to whip me? No longer asks herself: Where is my freedom of thought? Where is my freedom of speech? My life, is it liveable? What's going on in the political prisons?	opression	Marjane Satrapi
432805d	I finally understood what my grandmother meant. If I wasn't comfortable with myself, I would never be comfortable.		Marjane Satrapi
fdc5dd5	We can only feel sorry for ourselves when our misfortunes are still supportable. Once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it.	misfortune	Marjane Satrapi
6fa89e4	Nothing's worse than saying goodbye. It's a little like dying.		Marjane Satrapi
ddf5be0	When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.	fear repression oppression	Marjane Satrapi
5ec90ab	I want to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one.	inspirational revolution	Marjane Satrapi
0060f8a	I had learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.	young_adult	Marjane Satrapi
1e0faed	Once again, I arrived at my usual conclusion: one must educate oneself.		Marjane Satrapi
5813cfb	You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my shame. My shame at not having become someone, the shame of not having made my parents proud after all the sacrifices they had made for me. The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist.	young_adult memoir	Marjane Satrapi
7ce5bf6	Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.		Marjane Satrapi
24f1c91	In every religion, you find the same extremists.		Marjane Satrapi
d96ba61	I have always thought that if women's hair posed so many problems, God would certainly have made us bald.	women religion veil hijab religious-beliefs womanhood hair islam	Marjane Satrapi
ef13505	I realized then that I didn't understand anything. I read all the books I could.		Marjane Satrapi
9ad027f	In any case, it's the cowardice of people like you who give dictators the chance to install themselves!	young_adult memoir	Marjane Satrapi
f5fd22a	I was a westerner in Iran, an Iranian in the West. I had no identity. I didn't even know anymore why I was living.		Marjane Satrapi
d1f37d5	Anyway, that's how it is! Either they obey the law, or they're expelled!! And make sure they wear their veils correctly..." - "If hair is as stimulating as you say, then you need to shave your moustache!" My father actually said that."		Marjane Satrapi
cb9600c	Listen. I don't like to preach, but here's some advice. You'll meet a lot of jerks in life. If they hurt you, remember it's because they're stupid. Don't react to their cruelty. There's nothing worse than bitterness and revenge. Keep your dignity and be true to yourself.		Marjane Satrapi
ceb95f4	We found ourselves veiled and separated from our friends.		Marjane Satrapi
b1f8304	Oh my!! How you've grown. Soon you'll be catching the Lord's balls.	humor young_adult memoir	Marjane Satrapi
0f8bc2a	To be the mistress of a married man is to have the better role. Do you realize? His dirty shirt, his disgusting underwear, his daily ironing, his bad breath, his hemorrhoid attacks, his fuss, not to mention his bad moods, and his tantrums. Well all that is for his wife. When a married man comes to his mistress... he's always bleached and ironed, his teeth sparkle, his breath is like perfume, he's in a good mood, he's full of conversation, ..	sex men women love pros iran married mistress europe lust	Marjane Satrapi
1bbbba5	War always takes you by surprise.		Marjane Satrapi
c200379	People don't know anymore why we've had eight years of war. Why their children have died...This entire war was just a big setup to destroy both the Iranian and the Iraqi armies. The former was the most powerful in the Middle East in 1980, and the latter represented a real danger to Israel. The West sold weapons to both camps and we, we were stupid enough to enter into this cynical game...eight years of war for nothing! So now the state name..		Marjane Satrapi
4cc8ec0	I rushed to the living room to protect myself from I don't know what, behind my best friend, a book.	reading	Marjane Satrapi
b577203	Rule number six: Everybody should have a car Rule number seven: All maids should eat at the table with the others Rule number eight: No old person should have to suffer Grandmother: In that case, I'll be your first disciple. Persepolis: Really? Grandmother: But tell me how you'll arrange for old people not to suffer? Persepolis: It will simply be forbidden.	inspirational ideals-of-womanhood	Marjane Satrapi
3d8790a	Whether this tale be true or false, none can tell, for none were there to witness it themselves.		Marjane Satrapi
6dfaaee	The Germans sell chemical weapons to Iran and Iraq. The wounded are then sent to Germany to be treated. Veritable human guinea pigs.	p122 persepolis satrapi iran iraq weapons germany	Marjane Satrapi
0e153bc	The key to wisdom is doubt!	wisdom	Marjane Satrapi
76ac9de	Prosperity consists of two things: tea after a meal, and a cigarette after tea.	humor	Marjane Satrapi
4074091	One isn't born courageous, one becomes it.		Marjane Satrapi
4fe0809	It's not disgusting, that little skin that hangs?" "The foreskin? No, it's okay. I think that generally speaking , a dick isn't really photogenic." "I quite agree."	foreskin genital photogenic	Marjane Satrapi
bbe3fa0	To each his own way of calming down.		Marjane Satrapi
505d79e	I learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.		Marjane Satrapi
73951cb	The Shah stayed on the throne until 1979, when he fled Iran to escape the Islamic revolution. Since then, this old and great civilization has been discussed mostly in connection with fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism. As an Iranian who has lived more than half of my life in Iran, I know that this image is far from the truth. This is why writing "Persepolis" was so important to me. I believe that an entire nation should not be judged..		Marjane Satrapi
fdc9c46	I wanted to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one		Marjane Satrapi
55d4cb3	I wanted to be JUSTICE, LOVE, and the WRATH OF GOD all in one.	love wrath-of-god	Marjane Satrapi
653c6ab	I wanted to be an educated, liberated woman. And if the pursuit of knowledge meant getting cancer, so be it.		Marjane Satrapi
47c8bbe	Non si ha il diritto di autocompatirsi finche i propri problemi sono ancora accettabili... E quando invece non lo sono piu, il solo modo di sopportare l'insopportabile e di riderci sopra.	resilienza vita	Marjane Satrapi
1b92d70	Tu oublies que tout le monde n'a pas ta force, ni ton courage..." "On ne nait pas courageux, on le devient"."		Marjane Satrapi
dcedc7e	Don't let it get to you, mom! The Western media also fights against us. That's where our reputation as fundamentalists and terrorists comes from." "You're right. Between one's fanaticism and the other's disdain, it's hard to know which side to choose. Personally, I hate Saddam and I have no sympathy for the Kuwaitism but I hate just as much the cynicism of the allies who call themselves "liberators" while they're there for the oil." "Exactl..		Marjane Satrapi

Life is too short to be lived badly.

Marjane Satrapi

4187428

In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.

young_adult memoir

Marjane Satrapi

f684713

To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.

Marjane Satrapi

7365165

It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.

Marjane Satrapi

3561173

One can forgive but one should never forget.

Marjane Satrapi

dbc0726

The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: Are my trousers long enough? Is my veil in place? Can my make-up be seen? Are they going to whip me? No longer asks herself: Where is my freedom of thought? Where is my freedom of speech? My life, is it liveable? What's going on in the political prisons?

opression

Marjane Satrapi

432805d

I finally understood what my grandmother meant. If I wasn't comfortable with myself, I would never be comfortable.

Marjane Satrapi

fdc5dd5

We can only feel sorry for ourselves when our misfortunes are still supportable. Once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it.

misfortune

Marjane Satrapi

6fa89e4

Nothing's worse than saying goodbye. It's a little like dying.

Marjane Satrapi

ddf5be0

When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.

fear repression oppression

Marjane Satrapi

5ec90ab

I want to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one.

inspirational revolution

Marjane Satrapi

0060f8a

I had learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.

young_adult

Marjane Satrapi

1e0faed

Once again, I arrived at my usual conclusion: one must educate oneself.

Marjane Satrapi

5813cfb

You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my shame. My shame at not having become someone, the shame of not having made my parents proud after all the sacrifices they had made for me. The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist.

young_adult memoir

Marjane Satrapi

7ce5bf6

Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.

Marjane Satrapi

24f1c91

In every religion, you find the same extremists.

Marjane Satrapi

d96ba61

I have always thought that if women's hair posed so many problems, God would certainly have made us bald.

women religion veil hijab religious-beliefs womanhood hair islam

Marjane Satrapi

ef13505

I realized then that I didn't understand anything. I read all the books I could.

Marjane Satrapi

9ad027f

In any case, it's the cowardice of people like you who give dictators the chance to install themselves!

young_adult memoir

Marjane Satrapi

f5fd22a

I was a westerner in Iran, an Iranian in the West. I had no identity. I didn't even know anymore why I was living.

Marjane Satrapi

d1f37d5

Anyway, that's how it is! Either they obey the law, or they're expelled!! And make sure they wear their veils correctly..." - "If hair is as stimulating as you say, then you need to shave your moustache!" My father actually said that."

Marjane Satrapi

cb9600c

Listen. I don't like to preach, but here's some advice. You'll meet a lot of jerks in life. If they hurt you, remember it's because they're stupid. Don't react to their cruelty. There's nothing worse than bitterness and revenge. Keep your dignity and be true to yourself.

Marjane Satrapi

ceb95f4

We found ourselves veiled and separated from our friends.

Marjane Satrapi

b1f8304

Oh my!! How you've grown. Soon you'll be catching the Lord's balls.

humor young_adult memoir

Marjane Satrapi

0f8bc2a

To be the mistress of a married man is to have the better role. Do you realize? His dirty shirt, his disgusting underwear, his daily ironing, his bad breath, his hemorrhoid attacks, his fuss, not to mention his bad moods, and his tantrums. Well all that is for his wife. When a married man comes to his mistress... he's always bleached and ironed, his teeth sparkle, his breath is like perfume, he's in a good mood, he's full of conversation, ..

sex men women love pros iran married mistress europe lust

Marjane Satrapi

1bbbba5

War always takes you by surprise.

Marjane Satrapi

c200379

People don't know anymore why we've had eight years of war. Why their children have died...This entire war was just a big setup to destroy both the Iranian and the Iraqi armies. The former was the most powerful in the Middle East in 1980, and the latter represented a real danger to Israel. The West sold weapons to both camps and we, we were stupid enough to enter into this cynical game...eight years of war for nothing! So now the state name..

Marjane Satrapi

4cc8ec0

I rushed to the living room to protect myself from I don't know what, behind my best friend, a book.

reading

Marjane Satrapi

b577203

Rule number six: Everybody should have a car Rule number seven: All maids should eat at the table with the others Rule number eight: No old person should have to suffer Grandmother: In that case, I'll be your first disciple. Persepolis: Really? Grandmother: But tell me how you'll arrange for old people not to suffer? Persepolis: It will simply be forbidden.

inspirational ideals-of-womanhood

Marjane Satrapi

3d8790a

Whether this tale be true or false, none can tell, for none were there to witness it themselves.

Marjane Satrapi

6dfaaee

The Germans sell chemical weapons to Iran and Iraq. The wounded are then sent to Germany to be treated. Veritable human guinea pigs.

p122 persepolis satrapi iran iraq weapons germany

Marjane Satrapi

0e153bc

The key to wisdom is doubt!

wisdom

Marjane Satrapi

76ac9de

Prosperity consists of two things: tea after a meal, and a cigarette after tea.

humor

Marjane Satrapi

4074091

One isn't born courageous, one becomes it.

Marjane Satrapi

4fe0809

It's not disgusting, that little skin that hangs?" "The foreskin? No, it's okay. I think that generally speaking , a dick isn't really photogenic." "I quite agree."

foreskin genital photogenic

Marjane Satrapi

bbe3fa0

To each his own way of calming down.

Marjane Satrapi

505d79e

I learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.

Marjane Satrapi

73951cb

The Shah stayed on the throne until 1979, when he fled Iran to escape the Islamic revolution. Since then, this old and great civilization has been discussed mostly in connection with fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism. As an Iranian who has lived more than half of my life in Iran, I know that this image is far from the truth. This is why writing "Persepolis" was so important to me. I believe that an entire nation should not be judged..

Marjane Satrapi

fdc9c46

I wanted to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one

Marjane Satrapi

55d4cb3

I wanted to be JUSTICE, LOVE, and the WRATH OF GOD all in one.

love wrath-of-god

Marjane Satrapi

653c6ab

I wanted to be an educated, liberated woman. And if the pursuit of knowledge meant getting cancer, so be it.

Marjane Satrapi

47c8bbe

Non si ha il diritto di autocompatirsi finche i propri problemi sono ancora accettabili... E quando invece non lo sono piu, il solo modo di sopportare l'insopportabile e di riderci sopra.

resilienza vita

Marjane Satrapi

1b92d70

Tu oublies que tout le monde n'a pas ta force, ni ton courage..." "On ne nait pas courageux, on le devient"."

Marjane Satrapi

dcedc7e

Don't let it get to you, mom! The Western media also fights against us. That's where our reputation as fundamentalists and terrorists comes from." "You're right. Between one's fanaticism and the other's disdain, it's hard to know which side to choose. Personally, I hate Saddam and I have no sympathy for the Kuwaitism but I hate just as much the cynicism of the allies who call themselves "liberators" while they're there for the oil." "Exactl..

Marjane Satrapi