Soroosh Shahrivar > Quotes

“He was Lenin in a Lamborghini. He was Gandhi with a gun”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“I stretch my arms out —
Let the truth be told
These days, friends are modern day Pinocchios
Long nose, friend or foe
They're more fake than the wax statues standing still in Madame Tussaud.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“I am the sun
I am the sea
I am the one
By infinity

I am the spark
I am the light
I am the dark
And I am the night

I am Iran
I am Xerxes
I am Zal’s son
And I am a beast

I am God’s own
Emissary
Colour my heart
Red, white and green

I am Ferdowsi
I am Hafez
I am Saadi
Rolled all in one breath

Ibn Sina
Omar Khayyam
Look at me now
Bundled in one

I am the present
I am the past
I am the future
My presence will last

I am Ismail
My soul is unleashed
‘Till the day at least
The sun sets in the east”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“For it is when calm clouds gather that thunder is made”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“The only response to stupidity and ignorance was silence”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“Fear of death. Buried deep
Living inside of me

Reaper never knocks more than once
That thump is scaring me

Pulmonary veins
They're suddenly filled with ecstasy
Sing and dance in praise
I hope it's God that's sent for me”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“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.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“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.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“Whats unreal is the love we have;
it's like staring at an empty hourglass, with no beginning and no end.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“He had never met a girl who shot an arrow straighter than Cupid did”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“A beautiful woman is a jewel, a good woman, a treasure. You were my greatest treasure, my beautiful daughter.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“The only wealth that mattered was affinity and generosity. Affinity towards oneself and generosity towards the world itself.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“You always find time for things that feed your soul.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“Boiling point. Voice it roars
Running down memory's corridor
Life's a game, it ends one day

And everything's fair in love and war”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“The pen, a feather plucked out of an angel's wings”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“That word, confidence, was like butter on a hot stove for Darien, what he considered the most attractive quality in a woman.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“Letting you go was easy. The memory. Not so much.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“I neglected you because I was mad at myself. I was mad that I couldn’t build the life I envisioned for you when you were born. And I took out that anger on you.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“There are no such things as accidents. Only fate redesigned.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

“Her father. The man who is supposed to be her North Star.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“The greatest gift I ever received. And the greatest gift I ever gave to this world was you. I love you my daughter.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“I’ve got a sweet tooth and you are my remedy
I’ve got a game that’s sort of like a parody
You be the Marilyn and I’ll be the Kennedy
We can kiss till our minds reach ecstasy
Stay up until sunrise and make love recklessly”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“This little pumpkin pie,
beauty she personify,
had my heart beat like the wings on a dragonfly I won't deny —
The girl was breathtaking!
Had me bob my head against a wall like I'm praying.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“Who needs enemies With friends like these?
And you —
ask for shade and they'll place you under a cactus tree.
We're all on the same journey, future's looking bleak. It's a tragedy
when there's no more loyalty.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“We were so good, playing the blame game
Now we both lose, playing the love game.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“As for being a Sufi, I think every Iranian by birth is born one. It is in our blood.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“i don’t care what you see, or what you say.
path of love’s a pipe dream anyway.
my daimon turns demon from today
now i want the glory and finer things.

sell my soul, the owner, the highest bid
reap the things you sow, i’m a change my ways.
now watch me transform to a higher place
your love’s a thorn, the roses now decay.

so i—
sign on the dotted line
Satan’s paper signed
Lucifer’s bonfire warming up my desire

i want the vanity —
i want the money, the women
this is the bourgeoise rhapsody”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“Even angels sin. Just look at Satan.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“Now I know why I have struggled with my drinking all these years ‘cause I see your face every time I pick a glass.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“Interpreting dreams for Iranians was just as much a sacrament as reading coffee cups was for Turks”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams