I was a child who had a life, who had hopes, and I wished that a bomb would not fall on my head.
Marjane SatrapiMy mother always told me I had to do 100 times better than a man. I had to work hard at maths, and learn four languages.
Marjane SatrapiI hate this word 'graphic novel.' It is a term publishing houses have created for the bourgeois so they wouldn't be ashamed of buying comics... I'm not a graphic novelist. I am a cartoonist and I make comics and I am very happy about it.
Marjane SatrapiYou never have these moments that, you know, are always perfect. Always something happens.
Marjane Satrapi