I Finally Returned To Iran In 1979,

Every Great Work Of Art ... Is A Celebration, An Act Of Insubordination Against The Betrayals, Horrors And Infidelities Of Life.

Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Belittle A Work Of Fiction By Trying To Turn It Into A Carbon Copy Of Real Life; What We Search For In Fiction Is Not So Much Reality But The Epiphany Of Truth.

When I First Left Iran At The Age Of 13, Iran Had Become Such A Shining Star - It Was The Point To Which All My Desires And Dreams Returned.

With Fear Come The Lies And The Justifications That, No Matter How Convincing, Lower Our Self-esteem.

Poor Reading, Like Poor Writing, Is Imposing What You Already Know On Texts. You Should Go Into Reading To Discover, Not To Reaffirm What You Know.