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Marjane Satrapi QUOTES

Marjane Satrapi QUOTES

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

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

2 " 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. "

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

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

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

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

― Marjane Satrapi , The Complete Persepolis

5 " 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. "

― Marjane Satrapi , The Complete Persepolis

6 " They found records and video-cassettes at their place, a deck of cards, a chess set. In other words, everything that's banned. "

― Marjane Satrapi , The Complete Persepolis

7 " 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? "

― Marjane Satrapi , The Complete Persepolis

8 " Ouch! What are you doing, Karl, you broke my skull! "

― Marjane Satrapi

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

― Marjane Satrapi , The Complete Persepolis

10 " I asked him what his work was. He answered that he devoted all his time to his political activities... He was undoubtedly busy with the diplomatic relations between his testicles and women's breast. "

― Marjane Satrapi , Embroideries

11 " Love is the opposite of good sense. "

― Marjane Satrapi , Embroideries

12 " 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, he is there to have a good time with you. "

― Marjane Satrapi , Embroideries

13 " Men's pride is situated in their scrotums. "

― Marjane Satrapi , Embroideries

14 " Certainly, they'd had to endure the war, but they had each other close by. They had never known the confusion of being a third-worlder, they had always a home! "

― Marjane Satrapi

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

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)

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

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

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

― Marjane Satrapi , The Sigh

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

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)

19 " 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. "

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)

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

― Marjane Satrapi , Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)