"A good novel is one that shows the……" — Azar Nafisi

"A good novel is one that shows the complexity of individuals, and creates enough space for all these characters to have a voice; in this way a novel is called democratic - not that it advocates democracy but that by nature it is so. Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels - the biggest sin is to be blind to others' problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence."

— Azar Nafisi

Advocates Quotes All Quotes Biggest Quotes Biggest Sin Quotes Blind Quotes Called Quotes Called Democratic Quotes Character Quotes Characters Quotes Complexity Quotes Creates Quotes Creates Enough Quotes Democracy Quotes Democratic Quotes Denying Quotes Denying Their Existence Quotes Empathy Quotes Empathy Lies Quotes Enough Quotes Enough Space Quotes Existence Quotes Gatsby Quotes Gatsby Like Quotes Good Quotes Good Novel Quotes Great Quotes Great Novels Quotes Heart Quotes Individual Quotes Individuals Quotes Lies Quotes Lying Quotes Many Quotes Mean Quotes Means Quotes Means Denying Quotes Nature Quotes Novel Quotes Novel Is One Quotes Novels Quotes One Quotes Other Quotes Others Quotes Pain Quotes Pains Quotes Problem Quotes Problems Quotes Seeing Quotes Seeing Them Quotes Shows Quotes Sin Quotes Space Quotes Their Existence Quotes Them Quotes Voice Quotes Way Quotes

74 Quotes by Azar Nafisi

Azar Nafisi has 74 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 74 quotes by Azar Nafisi »

More Advocates Quotes

This quote is filed under Advocates Quotes, one of 149 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself. — Karl Barth
Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. — Ambrose Bierce
The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates. — Warren E. Burger
The first reason for the preponderant influence of those Evangelicals who define themselves as advocates of Religious Right theological and… — Tony Campolo
Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make… — Tori Amos
It's very logical: There is proven ROI in doing whatever you can to turn your customers into advocates for your… — Gary Vaynerchuk
You consider war to be inevitable? Very good. Let everyone who advocates war be enrolled in a special regiment of… — Leo Tolstoy
WE WANT TO TRY TO GALVANIZE AS MANY MEN AND BOYS AS POSSIBLE TO BE ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE. — Emma Watson
Religion has ever filled the mind of man with darkness, and kept him in ignorance of his real duties and… — Baron d'Holbach
I had no idea, however, that in Pennsylvania, the cradle of toleration and freedom of religion, it [fanaticism] could have… — Thomas Jefferson
All varieties of interference with the market phenomena not only fail to achieve the ends aimed at by their authors… — Ludwig von Mises
If the only motive was to help people who could not afford education, advocates of government involvement would have simply… — Milton Friedman

See all 149 Advocates Quotes »