Generations Quote by Marjane Satrapi

“I became the voice of a generation in a very surprising way, because many Iranians recognize themselves in it. But that is not what I wanted.” quote by Marjane Satrapi — Download Open image

“I became the voice of a generation in a very surprising way, because many Iranians recognize themselves in it. But that is not what I wanted.”

Marjane Satrapi

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Drawing is the first language of the human being before writing. It's a transcription of how the human being sees reality, not reality itself.

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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.

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A cat can never be well-trained because they're too independent.

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

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I was a child who had a life, who had hopes, and I wished that a bomb would not fall on my head.

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

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