“But life cannot be experienced one emotion at a time. It is a tapestry of sensation, a braided rope of feeling. We must allow for reflection even when we suffer. We must reach for compassion even when we triumph. If you spend your days waiting for your sorrows to end so that you might finally live” – he shook his head – “you will die an impatient man.” LifeCompassionImpatienceCyrusRostam Book:All This Twisted Glory Source: All This Twisted Glory
“When you suffer,” Rostam went on, “you can choose to endure, or you can choose to overcome.” He gestured around them, to the vast expanse of the meadow. “Here, even in the midst of your discomfort, there existed elements of relief, if only you had bothered to search.” SufferingReliefDiscomfortCyrusRostam Book:All This Twisted Glory Source: All This Twisted Glory
“You must not resist life when it becomes inconvenient to live. You cannot outrun fear. You should not ignore pain. You will not outlive death.” LifePainDeathFearInconvenienceCyrusRostam Book:All This Twisted Glory Source: All This Twisted Glory
“I've reached the end of this great history And all the land will fill with talk of me I shall not die, these seeds I've sown will save My name and reputation from the grave, And men of sense and wisdom will proclaim, When I have gone, my praises and my fame.” Middle EastEpicPersiaRostamPersian Kingdom Book:The Shah Namah: The Epic of Kings Source: The Shah Namah: The Epic of Kings