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The dearer a book was to my heart, the more battered and bruised it became.
Azar Nafisi
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Azar Nafisi
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: December 1
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I'm a perfectly equipped failure.
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There is little consolation in the fact that millions of people are unhappier than we are. Why should other people's misery make us happier or more content?
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With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem.
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The revolution taught me not to be consoled by other people's miseries, not to feel thankful because so many others had suffered more. Pain and loss, like love and joy, are unique and personal they cannot be modified by comparison to others.
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