Amir

“Farzaneh was aflame and her wailing melted everyone's hearts. Parvaneh had lost control of herself and was flapping madly around her brother, while Masoud got up off his knees beside his brother, clenched his fists, like two balls of fire, to his head and screamed: ``I'll kill them, I'll kill the bastards who killed my brothers...''. His rallying cry was taken up by the crowd, and from that point on Mohammad-Taqi's corpse was no longer ours - it has become public property.”
― Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, The Colonel

“وقتی آدم یک نفر را دوست داشته باشد بیش‌تر تنهاست. چون نمی‌تواند به هیچ کس جز به همان آدم بگوید که چه احساسی دارد. و اگر آن آدم کسی باشد که تو را به سکوت تشویق می‌کند، تنهایی تو کامل می‌شود!”
― عباس معروفی, سمفونی مردگان

“گفت: «آدم چایی می‌خورد که به شاشیدنش بیرزد.»”
― عباس معروفی, سمفونی مردگان

“They seemed to be high on some lethal drug, but the colonel saw no need to be afraid, for there was nothing left in him for that drunken mob to destroy. What was there to fear now?”
― Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, The Colonel