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Persepolis Quotes
20 of the best book quotes from Persepolis
01
“Only my grandmother knew about my book.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
family
ᐧ
childhood
ᐧ
family relationships
concepts
02
“It’s important that you know. Our family memory must not be lost.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
memories
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family
ᐧ
mistakes
ᐧ
stories
ᐧ
repetition
ᐧ
family relationships
concepts
03
“The basis of education comes from the family!”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
education
ᐧ
family
ᐧ
values
ᐧ
family relationships
ᐧ
core values
concepts
04
“Her mother had already abandoned her. Since that day, I’ve had doubts about the so-called ‘maternal instinct.‘”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
family
ᐧ
mothers
ᐧ
family relationships
ᐧ
mother's love
concepts
05
“We didn’t really like to wear the veil, especially since we didn’t understand why we had to.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
freedom
ᐧ
limits
ᐧ
taking freedom
ᐧ
limitations
ᐧ
expressions
concepts
06
“The political prisoners were liberated a few days later. There were 3000 of them.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
freedom
ᐧ
prisons
ᐧ
confinement
ᐧ
imprisoned
ᐧ
prisoners
concepts
07
“As for Houshang, Zozo’s husband, he was a CEO in Iran, but in Austria, he was nothing.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
happiness
ᐧ
freedom
ᐧ
sacrifice
ᐧ
confinement
concepts
08
“How good it feels to walk without a veil on my head.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
freedom
ᐧ
religion
ᐧ
government
ᐧ
confinement
ᐧ
requirements
concepts
09
“A part of me understood (my old friends). When something is forbidden, it takes on a disproportionate importance.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
freedom
ᐧ
attraction
ᐧ
confinement
ᐧ
liberation
ᐧ
forbidden
concepts
10
“Since we weren’t married, we couldn’t kiss each other in public, or even give one another a friendly hug to express our extreme joy. We risked imprisonment and being whipped.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
fear
ᐧ
freedom
ᐧ
affection
ᐧ
relationships
ᐧ
confinement
ᐧ
imprisoned
ᐧ
secrecy
concepts
11
“The elections were faked and they believe the results.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
truth
ᐧ
politics
ᐧ
lies
ᐧ
propaganda
ᐧ
elections
concepts
12
“The regime got scared because if these opponents had reached Tehran, they would have freed those who represented a real threat to the government…”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
politics
ᐧ
people
ᐧ
threat
ᐧ
government
ᐧ
corruption
concepts
13
“Don’t worry. Everyone who left will come back. They’re just afraid of change.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
fear
ᐧ
change
ᐧ
government
ᐧ
corruption
ᐧ
imprisoned
ᐧ
enemy
concepts
14
“In my culture, parents were sacred. We at least owed them an answer.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
family
ᐧ
culture
ᐧ
parental love
ᐧ
family relationships
concepts
15
“It was war all right. Right away, the supermarkets were empty.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
war
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
preparations
concepts
16
“The masking tape is to protect against flying glass during a bombing and the black curtains are to protect us from our neighbors.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
war
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
paranoia
ᐧ
protection
ᐧ
attacking
concepts
17
“It’s fear that makes us lose our conscience. It’s also what transforms us into cowards.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
conscience
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
wisdom
ᐧ
cowardice
ᐧ
cowards
concepts
18
“The only place I felt safe was in the arms of my friend.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
friendship
ᐧ
faith
ᐧ
religion
ᐧ
safety
ᐧ
finding safety
concepts
19
“If anyone ever asks you what you do during the day, say you pray, you understand?”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
faith
ᐧ
religion
ᐧ
prayer
ᐧ
prayers
ᐧ
requirements
concepts
20
“Deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modern and avant-garde.”
Marjane Satrapi
author
Persepolis
book
family
ᐧ
religion
ᐧ
modernist
concepts
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family
childhood
family relationships
memories
mistakes
stories
repetition
education
values
core values
mothers
mother's love
freedom
limits
taking freedom
limitations
expressions
prisons
confinement
imprisoned
prisoners
happiness
sacrifice
religion
government
requirements
attraction
liberation
forbidden
fear
affection
relationships
secrecy
truth
politics
lies
propaganda
elections
people
threat
corruption
change
enemy
culture
parental love
war
preparations
paranoia
protection
attacking
conscience
wisdom
cowardice
cowards
friendship
faith
safety
finding safety
prayer
prayers
modernist
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