8 Quotes & Sayings By Firoozeh Dumas

Firoozeh Dumas is one of the most acclaimed and well-read contemporary Iranian writers, and has received numerous international awards for her work. Her first novel, The Blind Owl, was published in Iran in 2002 and was nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. This won her a number of prestigious awards, including the Gulf States Young Writers’ Award, the Arab Booker Award, and the prize for Best Book of the Year from The New York Times and The Washington Post. Her second novel, Which Side Are You On? was published in English in 2007 and has been translated into several languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Dutch and German Read more

My dad always says that kindness is our religion and...
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My dad always says that kindness is our religion and if we treat everybody the way we would like to be treated, the world would be a better place. Firoozeh Dumas
... even though we belong to three different religions. We...
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... even though we belong to three different religions. We are alike in so many more ways than we are different. Firoozeh Dumas
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Who would have ever though that a person could be so powerful, then so completely powerless, all in the same lifetime? Firoozeh Dumas
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The Limoges set has brought us more joy in its absence than it ever did in our cupboards. Of course, we no longer own a set of china to pass down to our kids, but that's okay. Francois and I plan on giving our children something more valuable, the simple truth that the best way to go through life is to be a major donor of kindness. We'll tell them that it's possible to own a whole bunch of beautiful, valuable things and still be miserable. But sometimes just having a recipe for chocolate Bunt cake can make a person far, far happier. Firoozeh Dumas
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Throughout his job ordeal, my father never complained. He remained an Iranian who loved his native country but who also believed in American ideals. He only said how sad it was that people so easily hate an entire population simply because of the actions of a few. And what a waste it is to hate, he always said. What a waste. Firoozeh Dumas
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Repose not trust in testing another's degree of honesty at the risk of one's loss in matters big, unless collateralized. Firoozeh Dumas
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Despite a few exceptions, I have found that Americans are now far more willing to learn new names, just as they're far more willing to try new ethnic foods... It's like adding a few new spices to the kitchen pantry. Firoozeh Dumas