Top 30 Hedayat Quotes
#1. The presence of death annihilates all superstitions. We are the children of death, and it is death that rescues us from the deceptions of life. In the midst of life he calls us and summons us to him.
Sadegh Hedayat
#2. That's why when I send a postcard I quiz people. "Hey, did you get that postcard?" "Yeah, yeah yeah." "Well what'd I say?" "Uh, you were havin-" "I was in jail"
Jim Gaffigan
#3. A cat's body can sustain a lot of damage without actually dying," Lucas said, his voice as deep as the rumble of the earth itself. "You just think about that before you so much as scratch yourself without permission." Ryan gulped and nodded, still mute.
Rachel Vincent
#4. The truth is a stranger...Not always welcome by daylight.
Colin Greenland
#5. In life there are certain sores which, like a kind of canker, slowly erode the soul in solitude.
Sadegh Hedayat
#9. A story is only an outlet for frustrated aspirations, for aspirations which the story-teller conceives in accordance with a limited stock of spiritual resources inherited from previous generations.
Sadegh Hedayat
#10. The person that I had been existed no longer. If I had been able to conjure him up and speak to him he would not have listened to me and, if he had, would not have understood what I said. He was like someone whom I had known once, but he was no part of me.
Sadegh Hedayat
#11. Ugh! How many stories about love, copulation, marriage and death already exist, not one of which tells the truth! How sick I am of well-constructed plots and brilliant writing!
Sadegh Hedayat
#12. My one fear is that tomorrow I may die without having come to know myself.
Sadegh Hedayat
#13. Good general differ from bad generals only in the degree to which they resist the psychopathology of the very organization they serve. Norman Dixon
Patrick Hennessey
#14. I remember vividly one distinct memory of arriving in Hong Kong and being the only blonde haired girl in this sea of international students, and thinking, 'Oh, my God. There's no hiding here.'
Adelaide Clemens
#15. [Death is] the best asylum for pains and sorrows and troubles and the injustices of life.
Sadegh Hedayat
#16. Genuine connection to others shows up in the vivid colors of defiance and forgiveness, reverence and rebellion, fighting and fucking: the real stuff.
Matthew B. Crawford
#17. I thought to myself: if it's true that every person has a star in the sky, mine must be distant, dim, and absurd. Perhaps I never had a star.
Sadegh Hedayat
#18. Success is always dangerous. It can make an asshole out of anybody.
Charles Bukowski
#19. Brother killing brother, father slaying son. From the looks of this old graveyard, hell nobody really won.
Darryl Worley
#20. If I had half a chance, I'd put acid in the Government's tea.
George Harrison
#21. In a revolution, one triumphs or dies.
Che Guevara
#23. We are the children of death and it is death that rescues us from the deceptions of life.
Sadegh Hedayat
#24. Humanity is a messy business, where knowing what is right doesn't necessarily preclude you from doing what is wrong.
Lisa Gardner
#25. Just because you're gay, I won't turn you away. If you stick around, I'm sure we can find some common ground.
Billy Bragg
#26. In life there are certain sores that, like a canker, gnaw at the soul in solitude and diminish it.
Sadegh Hedayat
#27. There are sores which slowly erode the mind in solitude like a kind of canker.
Sadegh Hedayat
#28. Whether it's from the biggest, most powerful city, or from the dinkiest little podunk town, there is a certain attachment and connection, and yes, pride about where you came from.
Cheech Marin
#29. I write only for my shadow which is cast on the wall in front of the light. I must introduce myself to it.
Sadegh Hedayat
#30. I have finally learned that I must remain silent as much as possible. I must always keep my thoughts to myself.
Sadegh Hedayat
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