Ahmad Ardalan Quotes

“I believe in Love, and I know love conquers all.”
― Ahmad Ardalan, The Gardener of Baghdad

“You asked if I loved her?
I can't even whisper her name, my heart would burst out of my chest.”
― Ahmad Ardalan, Baghdad: The Final Gathering

“Never shy away from telling those you love
how you feel about them.You will never know
if you will have another chance...”
― Ahmad Ardalan

“I hoped that moment in time would never end, but as time goes, it unfortunately did”
― Ahmad Ardalan, Baghdad: The Final Gathering

“I only remember those eyes”
― Ahmad Ardalan, Baghdad: The Final Gathering

“Those drawn eyes are the gates to whom my soul holds the keys of interpretation.”
― Ahmad Ardalan

“After staring at the ceiling for more than an hour, I was finally asleep, but I wasn’t in my dream.
I was walking and walking beside a small stream, and only stopped as I saw a big rounded tree. What made me stop was that the tree had leaves the size of a palm. Bigger then any size I had seen in my life.
I stepped under its shade looking closer at the magical tree and found that my name was carved at its big trunk.
I was still surprised and bewildered at my finding when I felt the tree shake and a leaf fell in front of me. I was about to pick it up when more and more leaves started to fall, Leaving
the tree with only half of the leaves. I tried my best to stop my tree from shaking when I woke up from my dream. I was breathing heavily. My heart was beating fast. I was soaked.

“My life, The leaves are falling one by one from my life.”
I said to myself, as I closed my eyes hoping for my life to find spring again.”
― Ahmad Ardalan

“Why do you paint, Akram?” I asked. “What—”

“Close your eyes, Sebastian,” he said, stopping me. “Just for a minute, close them and tell me what you see.”

I did as he asked and answered, “Nothing, just black.”

He tilted my head a bit to the west. “Open them now and find the blessing of vision. This abundance, the explosion, the mixture of colors, the movement, life passing by… See the sun setting? What colors can you find in the sea? Surely there are blue and gray, but don’t you also see that darker gray, light green, even black? Look at the hues of the sun drowning in the sea, melting in oranges, reds, purples. Look at those trees over there. Look at the waves, at me, at your hands, the eyes of your friends. Now, must you still ask me why I paint?” Akram replied. He then left me and walked to the tip of the yacht to enjoy the sunset and the breeze.

“Artists,” I mumbled to myself.”
― Ahmad Ardalan, The Art Collector of Le Marais

“Milano is a breeze of confidence for those that desire life”
― Ahmad Ardalan