Home / Authors / Daniel Nayeri

Daniel Nayeri Quotes

Author

Browse famous quotes by Daniel Nayeri.

Filter quotes by topic

All Love Kindness Life Religion Stories Beauty God Humanity Pain People Adults Empathy Evil Fear Happiness History Hope Immigrants Lies Loss

Famous Daniel Nayeri Quotes

“If you listen, I’ll tell you a story. We can know and be known to each other, and then we’re not enemies anymore.”

Stories Knowing Friends Enemies Familiarity

Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue

Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue

“Memories are just stories we tell ourselves, after all. What if we are telling ourselves lies? I don't know.”

Stories Memories Lies

Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue

Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue

“Here is something I would like to tell you—stories get better as they get more true.”

Stories Truth True Stories

Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue

Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue

“At school I don't tell anyone about church. At church I don't tell anyone about home. The neighborhood kids don't know anything about anything else. The trick is to keep your stories to yourself, so they can't use them against you.”

Life Stories Separation Keeping Quiet

Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue

Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue

“Persians aren’t liars. They’re poets, which is worse. Poets don’t even know when they’re lying. They’re just trying to remember their dreams. They’re trying to remember six thousand years of history and all the versions of all the stories ever told.”

Stories History Dreams Lies Liars Persians

Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue

Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue

About the Author

Known for: Author
Quotes: 65

Related Topics

Love Kindness Life Religion Stories Beauty God Humanity Pain People Adults Empathy Evil Fear Happiness History Hope Immigrants Lies Loss

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

Everything Sad Is UntrueRelated source material

Another FaustRelated source material

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of DreamsRelated source material

Straw HouseRelated source material

Similar Authors