Marjane Satrapi Quotes
In the West, people don't have any real problems. It's all based on bad conscience, a very Christian notion. I don't have any bad conscience. If there's a God that created us, if I am bad, it's his fault.
Marjane Satrapi
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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
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My grandfather taught me how important it is to have your eyes open, because you never know what's going to come your way.
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I'm a language-oriented writer who proceeds sentence by sentence.
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In the West, people don't have any real problems. It's all based on bad conscience, a very Christian notion. I don't have any bad conscience. If there's a God that created us, if I am bad, it's his fault.
Marjane Satrapi
