I want to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one.

— Marjane Satrapi

Love is the opposite of good sense.

— Marjane Satrapi

Men's pride is situated in their scrota.

— Marjane Satrapi

Oh, my!! How you've grown. Soon you'll be catching the Lord's balls.

— Marjane Satrapi

Ouch! What are you doing, Karl, you broke my skull!

— Marjane Satrapi

The key to wisdom is doubt!

— Marjane Satrapi

The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.

— Marjane Satrapi

The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: Are my trousers long enough? Is my veil in place? Can my make-up be seen? Are they going to whip me? No longer asks herself: Where is my freedom of thought? Where is my freedom of speech? My life, is it liveable? What's going on in the political prisons?

— Marjane Satrapi

They found records and video-cassettes at their place, a deck of cards, a chess set. In other words, everything that's banned.

— Marjane Satrapi

To be the mistress of a married man is to have the better role. Do you realize? His dirty shirt, his disgusting underwear, his daily ironing, his bad breath, his hemorrhoid attacks, his fuss, not to mention his bad moods, and his tantrums. Well all that is for his wife. When a married man comes to his mistress... he's always bleached and ironed, his teeth sparkle, his breath is like perfume, he's in a good mood, he's full of conversation, he is there to have a good time with you.

— Marjane Satrapi