Amir

“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

“پدر می‌گفت فرزند بدکار به انگشت ششم ماند که اگر بُرندش رنج بَرند و اگر بماند زشت و بدکار باشد نقطه سر خط.”
― عباس معروفی, سمفونی مردگان

“به قول ایاز با دو دسته نمی‌شود بحث کرد: یکی با سواد و یکی بی‌سواد.”
― عباس معروفی, سمفونی مردگان

“But a coward cannot kill in cold blood. A coward usually talks about humanity and morals, to hide his fear behind such waffle. Such people are just chicken.”
― Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, The Colonel