Lillian McCulloch

“Reading is the act of listening and speaking at the same time, with someone you’ve never met, but love. Even if you hate them, it’s a loving thing to do. You speak someone else’s words to yourself, and hear them for the first time.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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

“The trick is to go back and never do the devil's work for him. Make them break your flowerpots with their own hands.”
― Daniel Nayeri, The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story

“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