Beh Noosh

“So immutably does a human being surrender to the mist of the Motherland! Just as a tooth will not stop aching until the nerve is killed, so is it with us; we shall probably not stop responding to the call of the the Motherland until we swallow arsenic.”
― Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Архипелаг ГУЛАГ: 1918-1956: опыт художественного исследования

“How phenomenal we, humans, are – the further we are from our beloved home, the stronger our connection becomes…”
― Tamuna Tsertsvadze, Galaxy Pirates

“There are two people: - One loves the homeland and one loves the government. There is only one difference between them. One loves forever, while the other is in power”
― Azadshah Ganjali

“Motherland. Madre Patria. We are born of a nation, and we are shaped by its features. Whatever that nation offers — whether it’s hardship or opportunity — is our inheritance.

When we see ourselves belonging wholly to our nation, it can be difficult to decipher its flaws and shortcomings. We make excuses for its failures and contradictions, just as family members sometimes cover for one another. It’s a form of denial.

Conversely, when your own nation lets you down, when it leaves you vulnerable, when it fails to make good on the promises of citizenship, the sense of betrayal you’re left with is nothing short of traumatic.”
― Tracy K. Smith