American Dervish Quotes

“The secret of a happy life is respect. Respect for yourself and respect for others.”
― Ayad Akhtar, American Dervish

“It’s because you’re different. You can’t live life by rules others give you. In that way, you and I are the same. You have to find your own rules. All my life I’ve been running away from their rules, Hayat. All my life. You will be the same.”
― Ayad Akhtar, American Dervish

“Always imagine him close to you when you pray,' she explained. 'If you think of Him as near, then that's where you will find Him. And if you think of Him as far away, then that's where He will be.”
― Ayad Akhtar, American Dervish

“Sometimes I thought of Him as a cloud in the sky;... sometimes as simply an enormous white light. Whatever the image, I would imagine Him close to me. And then I would wait, listening to my breath, until the silence came. And I would mutter: I give myself to You.”
― Ayad Akhtar, American Dervish

“How can the rule matter when it is not true to the deeper intention?”
― Ayad Akhtar, American Dervish