Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Persepolis.
Contrasting Regions: Iran and Everywhere Else in the World Quotes
"You think I'm stupid?!!!... I can tell by your tie! Piece of westernized trash!" (14.33)
Women and Femininity Quotes
Then came 1980: the year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school. (1.4)
Coming of Age Quotes
I realized then that I didn't understand anything. I read all the books I could. (4.40)
Warfare Quotes
The revolution is like a bicycle. When the wheels don't turn, it falls. (2.4)
Politics Quotes
In 1979 a revolution took place. It was later called "The Islamic Revolution." (1.3)
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
We didn't really like to wear the veil, especially since we didn't understand why we had to. (1.5)
Fear Quotes
I thought my father was dead. That they had shot him. (4.23)
Mortality Quotes
"People came out [of the hospital] carrying the body of a young man killed by the army. He was honored like a martyr." (4.28)
Family Quotes
Only my grandmother knew about my book. (1.31)
Religion Quotes
Deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modern and avant-garde. (1.19)
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
My uncle was the vintner. He had built a genuine wine-making lab in his basement. (14.19)