Marjane Satrapi quotes

When you say 'revolution' when you have only men outside, you know that something is going wrong. I'm not like a hardcore feminist, but I think that one of the things that makes the society advanced is equality between men and women. If half of the society is oppressed by the other half, it's not fine.

The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.

It's true that, in Iran, women have half of the rights men do. And yet 66 per cent of students are women.

Writing is not for me. I completely lose my sense of humor when I write. I become extremely pathetic, very sensational. Images give me possibilities that I don't have with words.

It's true that, in Iran, women have half of the rights men do. And yet 66 per cent of students are women.

The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.

Death, torture and prison are part of daily life for the youth of Iran. They are not like us, my friends and I at their age; they are not scared. They are not what we were. They hold hands and scream: 'Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! We are together!' They understand that no one will give them their rights; they must go get them.

I am very bad at computers. I don't really know how to write email.

Death, torture and prison are part of daily life for the youth of Iran. They are not like us, my friends and I at their age; they are not scared. They are not what we were. They hold hands and scream: 'Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! We are together!' They understand that no one will give them their rights; they must go get them.

Cinema is a world of imagination.

I like to be sad once in a while. You need it for your equilibrium.