Literature from the "Axis of Evil" Quotes

“Reza found the term “Persia” embarrassing, seeing as it smacked of water pipes and flying carpets and had it replaced with “Iran,” which refers to the country’s Aryan heritage. The Aryans were little more than a despairing mob of hungry Siberians who settled in what is now Iran a very long time ago.” – Tirdad Zolghadr, A Little Less Conversation”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

“The class was so quiet that if an ant had crawled up the wall, the sound of its feet would have been audible.” - Houshang Moradi-Kermani, The Vice Principal”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

“As in the case in many countries around the world, critics and judges rely on political ideologies to evaluate the "best." - Jacqueline Loss (in the Intro to Cuba)”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

“It is important to note that most writers have also acquired a disciplined sense of self-censorship." - Khaled Mattawa (In the Intro to Libya)”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

“He who gathers honey, should be allowed to lick his fingers." - Hanna Mina, On The Sacks”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

“He who lives in the oven of hardship is the only one capable of understanding suffering." - Hanna Mina, On The Sacks”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

“He who curses is often weak" - Hanna Mina, On The Sacks”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

“Even those who chose to quit writing saw themselves forced to write something that did not rile the dictator, because even silence was considered a crime. - Najem Wali (in the Intro to Iraq)”
― Alane Mason, Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations