Azar Nafisi Quotes About Desire

• I believe in empathy. I believe in the kind of empathy that is created through imagination and through intimate, personal relationships. I am a writer and a teacher, so much of my time is spent interpreting stories and connecting to other individuals. It is the urge to know more about ourselves and others that creates empathy. Through imagination and our desire for rapport, we transcend our limitations, freshen our eyes, and are able to look at ourselves and the world through a new and alternative lens.

  Azar Nafisi

  Teacher, Believe, Eye

• Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.

  Azar Nafisi

  Country, Views, Iran

• Cuando salí de Irán por primera vez, a los 13 años, Irán se había convertido en una estrella brillante: era el punto al que volvían todos mis deseos y sueños.

  Azar Nafisi

  Dream, Stars, Iran

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