Avesta

“The wise, trusting in goodness, see the potential in others, treating no one as an outcast.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Any situation in which some individuals prevent others from engaging in the process of inquiry is one of violence. The means used are not important; to alienate human beings from their own decision-making is to change them into objects.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“As she walks to her desk at the front of the class, Laila thinks of the naming game they’d played again over dinner the night before. It has become a nightly ritual ever since Laila gave Tariq and the children the news. Back and forth they go, making a case for their own choice. Tariq likes Mohammad. Zalmai, who has recently watched Superman on tape, is puzzled as to why an Afghan boy cannot be named Clark. Aziza is
campaigning hard for Aman. Laila likes Omar.
But the game involves only male names. Because, if it’s a girl, Laila has already named her.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“When you are caught between military and militants, there is no good”
― Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World