Explore popular quotes and sayings by an author Mahbod Seraji.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Mahbod Seraji Ph.D., is an Iranian-American author whose critically acclaimed novel, Rooftops of Tehran, was published by NAL in May 2009. Mahbod's short stories and articles can be found on Truthout.org; Bookreporter; Velvet Illusions; Iranian.com.
This is a massive world, I think, and in each centimeter of it, a different drama unfolds every second of the day. But we live on as if the next moment in our lives will be no different than the last. How foolish we all are.
Seventeen's not a good age. That's when you realize that you have a heart. That's when feelings get in the way of thinking.
People do amazing things for love. Books are full of wonderful stories about this kind of stuff, and stories aren’t just fantasies, you know. They’re so much a part of the people who write them that they practically teach their readers invaluable lessons about life.
Loving is a laborious and complex business.
Trust me. A storm is brewing inside this cool cat now. She'll gradually break down and you'll see what's behind the clouds.
It might take an act of God to convince some Americans that parts of their government are corrupt, but at the same time, you cannot, under any circumstances, persuade an Iranian that his government is not corrupt!
I promptly said that life was a random series of beautifully composed vignettes, loosely tied together by a string of characters and time.
Sometimes I find myself sitting in one spot for hours, staring at nothing, thinking of nothing, feeling nothing, and most disturbingly, caring about nothing.
Sometimes it's easier not to think about things you can't do anything about.