Mitra Amiri

“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

“He owned an expensive camera that required thought before you pressed the shutter, and I quickly became his favorite subject, round-faced, missing teeth, my thick bangs in need of a trim. They are still the pictures of myself I like best, for they convey that confidence of youth I no longer possess, especially in front of a camera.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde