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“walking towards freedom is impossible let your soul fly!”
― caged hope: poetic pieces of a persian soul
― caged hope: poetic pieces of a persian soul
“When I was a kid, I had a passion too. It was poetry but I knew becoming a poet wouldn’t put food on the table. The fact that I couldn’t do anything about it made me miserable. It made me despise the world. It made me despise life.”
― Tajrish
― Tajrish
“Muslim women have the freedom of choice, taking away this freedom is non-Islamic, it is dictatorship in Islamic clothing.”
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“I shall never forget the tears in the eyes of the shah the day we left Iran. In that deserted runway and in the aircraft, my only thought was whether it was the last time or would [we ever] return.”
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“There's something that happens to the newly displaced. Whatever power or choice that was stripped away in the process of reluctantly leaving one's homeland is fervently reclaimed in other situations, and honing in on the best spot to sit and enjoy a meal, be it at a restaurant or a lakeside, takes on the utmost importance. . . . If nothing else, we were always prepared for any and all circumstances and with plenty of provisions to see us through.”
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
― Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
Rose’s 2025 Year in Books
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8 friends
256 books
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185 books
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325 books
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304 books
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116 books
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59 books
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384 books
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