Firoozeh Dumas Inspirational Quotes (6)

Ever since we had arrived in the United States, my classmates kept asking me about magic carpets. - They don't exist-I always said. I was wrong. Magic carpets do exist. But they are called library cards.

For me, writing clarifies things. It gives meaning, and it makes me see the connections.

My parents are highly evolved worriers. ... If worrying were an Olympic sport, my parents' faces would have graced the Wheaties box a long time ago.

My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom and extra loads of laundry for my mother.

Most fruits, if left alone on a tree, eventually do ripen, especially if they're not being yelled at.

Everyone except gamblers knows that gambling never pays. ... Losing, like winning, only increased his determination to play.