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"20 Marjane Satrapi Quotes & Sayings

      Iranian     /     View profile
Born: 22 November 1969 | Novelist | Cartoonist | Illustrator | Film director |

The first writing of the human being was drawing, not writing.

First writing Human being Drawing
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Life is too short to be lived badly.

Life Short Lived badly
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To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.

Speak Behind Other's back Ventilator
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It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.

Fear Makes us Lose Conscience
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One can forgive but one should never forget.

Can forgive Never forget
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Nothing's worse than saying goodbye. It's a little like dying.

Nothing worse Saying goodbye Dying
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We can only feel sorry for ourselves when our misfortunes are still supportable. Once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it.

Feel sorry Misfortunes Supportable Crossed
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When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.

Afraid Analysis Reflection Fear paralyzes
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In every religion, you find the same extremists.

Every religion Same extremists
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In any case, it's the cowardice of people like you who give dictators the chance to install themselves!

The cowardice People Dictators Chance
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Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.

Culture Education Weapons Fundamentalism
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Once again, I arrived at my usual conclusion: one must educate oneself.

Arrived Conclusion Educate oneself
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I finally understood what my grandmother meant. If I wasn't comfortable with myself, I would never be comfortable.

Understood Grandmother meant Comfortable Never
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The revolution is like a bicycle. When the wheels don't turn, it falls.
The revolution Bicycle Turn It falls
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Is religion defending our physical integrity or is it just opposed to fashion?

Religion Defending Physical integrity Fashion
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Prosperity consists of two things: tea after a meal, and a cigarette after tea.

Prosperity Two things Tea A meal
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Love is the opposite of good sense.
Love Opposite Good sense
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Life hangs from so slender a thread. Life is but a sigh...

Life hangs Slender Thread
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The key to wisdom is doubt!

Key to Wisdom Doubt
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War always takes you by surprise.
War Takes you Surprise
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Marjane Satrapi Quotes & Sayings