Lillian McCulloch

“Once you are a liar, no one will believe anything about you, even if you show them your broken heart. And a broken heart is the most believable thing in the world.”
― Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

“Where the king gives his heart, he gives it completely.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, Return of the Thief

“To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply.”
― Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

“Here is something I would like to tell you—stories get better as they get more true.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue