Imagine if I cannot stand someone and every day he is here in my face, then I cannot work. Then, the whole time, I am thinking "I hate him, I hate him." But if I love him or I love her, then I can do anything, then I am comfortable. That's why it's so important to be surrounded by people that you really like.
Marjane SatrapiI'm extremely unbearable. You know, I'm narcissistic and at the same time I'm very charming - I think.
Marjane SatrapiDrawing - it's the first language of human beings, before writing, before even talking, before words, human beings was drawing.
Marjane SatrapiIt's true that, in Iran, women have half of the rights men do. And yet 66 per cent of students are women.
Marjane SatrapiHunger eats civilization. The West is not hungry; that's why they can say they're so civilized. Civilization is the biggest bluff!
Marjane SatrapiIn all the dictatorships, there's such a non-understanding of what human beings are. I mean, if you believe in the Bible, you have the story of Adam and Eve and God tells them, "Do whatever you want. The only thing you shouldn't do is eat the apple." What do they do the first thing? They eat the apple. So if you know a little bit the psychology of human beings, you have to understand that if you say something you should not do, then everybody wants to do it.
Marjane Satrapi