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Sky of Red Poppies Sky of Red Poppies by Zohreh Ghahremani
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“The key to a good friendship is in tolerating what we don't understand.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“Solitude is never lonely. It is rather a sanctuary where one learns to draw wisdom from the company of self.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“Things look different when you look back through old eyes. The best part is that we learn to forgive our mistakes.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“Maybe the hardened clay was not as ugly as I had thought. Maybe what I resented was the color my father had painted me. The time had come to sand away some of that dreadful stain.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“God sure picks the finest flowers.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
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“Everybody expects somebody else to solve our problems. Why should people leave politics entirely to politicians?”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“lacked respect and she gave me a disdainful”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“Like leaves in an autumn from hell, I saw the people I loved fall off the tree of life one by one.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“Martyrdom is not a beginning, it is an end. The last thing this world needs is more martyrs.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“Most people I knew defied religious rules; faith seemed to matter to them only in times of need.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“There's a unique substance in each one of us. A raw matter known as the child, pure and impressionable, flexible enough to be molded. Like clay. Unfortunately, in the heat of the kiln we call life, that clay hardens and before we know it we've become the unchangeable adult. If an adult is dissatisfied with the outcome, he can take on a variety of colors to disguise his true identity. But deep down, the hardened clay maintains its true form.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies
“For each growth, there's a pain, and for each pain, something - or someone - who caused it. No one - and I mean no one - is worthy of your tears, because those who are worth it, will never make you cry.”
Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies