My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom and extra loads of laundry for my mother.
Ever since we had arrived in the United States, my classmates kept asking me about magic carpets. - They don't exist-I always said. I was wrong. Magi… - Firoozeh Dumas
Ever since we had arrived in the United States, my classmates kept asking me about magic carpets. - They don't exist-I always said. I was wrong. Magi…
- Firoozeh Dumas
In America, Christmas is the king of all holidays. To be left out of Christmas is the ultimate minority experience. - Firoozeh Dumas
In America, Christmas is the king of all holidays. To be left out of Christmas is the ultimate minority experience.
Marriage, in my culture, has nothing to do with romance. It's a matter of logic. If Mr. and Mrs. Ahmadi like Mr. and Mrs. Nejari, then their children… - Firoozeh Dumas
Marriage, in my culture, has nothing to do with romance. It's a matter of logic. If Mr. and Mrs. Ahmadi like Mr. and Mrs. Nejari, then their children…
My parents are highly evolved worriers. ... If worrying were an Olympic sport, my parents' faces would have graced the Wheaties box a long time ago. - Firoozeh Dumas
My parents are highly evolved worriers. ... If worrying were an Olympic sport, my parents' faces would have graced the Wheaties box a long time ago.
People don't realize that when Iranians marched against the shah, their goal was not to have a religious government take over. Everybody marched agai… - Firoozeh Dumas
People don't realize that when Iranians marched against the shah, their goal was not to have a religious government take over. Everybody marched agai…
My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom… - Firoozeh Dumas
My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom…
Everyone except gamblers knows that gambling never pays. ... Losing, like winning, only increased his determination to play. - Firoozeh Dumas
Everyone except gamblers knows that gambling never pays. ... Losing, like winning, only increased his determination to play.
When people go to a new country, whether as refugees or immigrants, kids usually assimilate easily, but it's much harder for the grownups. Especially… - Firoozeh Dumas
When people go to a new country, whether as refugees or immigrants, kids usually assimilate easily, but it's much harder for the grownups. Especially…
Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet. - Firoozeh Dumas
Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet.
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