Soroosh Shahrivar

“That word, confidence, was like butter on a hot stove for Darien, what he considered the most attractive quality in a woman.”

“He was going to embrace love every day. He would appreciate the world every hour. And he will believe in God every second”

“Leadership was not an act of bravery but rather forbearance and the strength to move forward with humility in the belief of what is righteous”

“He had found riches beyond worldly imagination. He had found the never ending well of love.”

“The work of fate is a mystery”

“Winning Expo 2020 marked the city’s coronation and the world could no longer deny Dubai its rightful status as one of the era’s more illustrious cities. The people who flocked there were looking for some sort of magic to occur in their lives, and life on the beach under these concrete gazebos offered many blessings. Some found riches. Some found religion. Some found love. And some, most importantly of all, found themselves.”

“Mourning was really for the living.”

“Hope had only revealed herself to him when he was immersed in darkness”

“You are most beautiful in your purest form. You are a manifestation of God himself. Open your eyes and let the light flow right through to your core. All it takes is for you to notice a flicker of leaves, a momentary glance from a loved one, or for a wave to hit your toes and freeze you in that timeless place where you know with every cell in your body that God, indeed is real.”

“An evil brute grows strong and now is on the verge of crossing over from the island to the world you know. His name is Hubal, and his strength grows as your world’s lightness folds.”

“There are no such things as accidents. Only fate redesigned.”

“The day you are born is the day you start dying”

“Take a child away from a mother and she will bring the world to its knees for justice to be served.”

“The only wealth that mattered was affinity and generosity. Affinity towards oneself and generosity towards the world itself.”

“The sword of Zulfiqar is a perfect fusion of power and function”

“Interpreting dreams for Iranians was just as much a sacrament as reading coffee cups was for Turks”

“The only response to stupidity and ignorance was silence”

“He was everyone and every living creature in one ecstatic motion.”

“His transcendent sense of worth had risen and caught up to him. He did not like the world he lived in, and the people in it. He was just as much a victim as he was a culprit of the seven deadly sins.”

“Everything for you stems from a physical need. Most of you think with either your belly or what’s below it”