Azar Nafisi Quotes About Lying

• 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

  Dolor, Mentir, Corazón

  Azar Nafisi (2003). “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books”, p.132, Random House

• 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

  Dolor, Mentir, Corazón

  Azar Nafisi (2003). “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books”, p.132, Random House

• With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem.

  Azar Nafisi

  Self Esteem, Lying, Matter

  Azar Nafisi (2003). “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books”, p.47, Random House

• En todas las grandes obras de ficción, independientemente de la cruda realidad que presentan, hay una afirmación de la vida contra la fugacidad de esa vida, un desafío esencial. Esta afirmación reside en la forma en que el autor se apodera de la realidad al volver a contarla a su manera, creando así un mundo nuevo. Toda gran obra de arte, declararía pomposamente, es una celebración, un acto de insubordinación contra las traiciones, los horrores y las infidelidades de la vida. La perfección y la belleza de la forma se rebelan contra la fealdad y la bajeza del tema.

  Azar Nafisi

  Art, Betrayal, Lying

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