Yasser

“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.”
― Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

“I would prefer not to.”
― Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener

“In any case, it's the cowardice of people like you who give dictators the chance to install themselves!”
― Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return