Azar Nafisi quote: [A] great novel will allow you to transcend the social, racial and political limitations imposed by the vicissitudes of life ...

[A] great novel will allow you to transcend the social, racial and political limitations imposed by the vicissitudes of life and to find a deep fraternity based on empathy.

~ Azar Nafisi ~

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