“Now that the barn has burned down, I can see the moon. - Persian proverb”
“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars"An ancient Persian proverb”
“Now it's like a fog has lifted. I sense Leetu just as clearly as I can see the moon.'Your eyes are closed, and the moon as a haze around it.”
“Afghanistan is not only the mirror of the Afghans: it is the mirror of the world. 'If you do not like the image in the mirror, do not break the mirror, break your face,' says an old Persian proverb.”
“If there must be a moon, let it be high,a high moon made in Baghdad, neither Arab, nor Persian,nor claimed by the goddesses all around us.”
“Any jackass can kick down a barn. It takes a carpenter to build on.”