I Realized That The Longing For Art,

No One Drives Me Into Exile, Not Even The Nationalists.

The Thing That Binds Us Together Is That We Have Both Lowered Our Expectations Of Life

I Really Don't Want To Portray The Islamists As Simply Evil, The Way It's Often Done In The West.

For The Traveler We See Leaning On His Neighbor Is An Honest And Well-meaning Man And Full Of Melancholy, Like Those Chekhov Characters So Laden With Virtues That They Never Know Success In Life.

It's Very Gratifying To Me To See My Works Bringing People Closer To My Country.