Shusha Guppy quotes:

in the traditional family structure of Persia ... one simply cannot discard close relatives just because one does not like them; rather one has to accommodate them, make allowances and accept them, like misfortune.

The verb 'to love' in Persian is 'to have a friend.' 'I love you' translated literally is 'I have you as a friend,' and 'I don't like you' simply means 'I don't have you as a friend.

Of all musical instruments the human voice is the most beautiful, for it is made by God.

It is very important not to become hard. The artist must always have one skin too few in comparison to other people, so you feel the slightest wind.