Quotes from Kamand Kojouri

Yes, silence is painful, but if you endure it, you will hear the cadence of the entire universe.

Because at nightwhen others are sleeping, I drown myself in poetry.

Don't let a cruel word escape your mouth. There's no greater sin than breaking a heart.

The best traveler is one without a camera.

My mind is being consumed by you.My body is longing for you. Just one touch or a kiss, And I shall be satiated for a thousand years.

Don't make the mistake of looking down on your partner. You're only on that pedestal because they put you up there.

I am humbled by the grace of God.I am humbled by the beauty of this universe.Humbled by others' kindness.Humbled by life.I drop down to my knees and give thanks.

We exist only to exist.

Think not of the fragility of life, but of the power of books, when mere words have the ability to change our lives simply by being next to each other.

Think not of the fragility of life, but of the power of books, when mere words can change our lives simply by being next to each other.

Poetry isn't an island, it is the bridge. Poetry isn't a ship, it is the lifeboat. Poetry isn't swimming. Poetry is water.

Retrospect: the sweetener of life.

Don't worry if you don't accomplish everything in this life. Fortunately, death overcomes every thing—even the very thing that tried to kill us.

Clocks were invented to warn us. Tick (time is passing). Tock (time has passed).

Where were you when I undressed and told the tales of my day?Where were youwhenI was silent with God in prandial pray?Where were youwhen I recited love poems as I lay?Where were you?

If only we studied the stars as much as we study our own reflections.

We seek the fire of the spark that is already within us.

There is no revelation in my words. I am merely stating what others have forgotten to write down.

Truth is unoriginal.

What is the point of a relationship if not to grant two people the very private privilege to uplift one another every day?

What you choose also chooses you.

You have to be transparent so you no longer cast a shadow but instead let the light pass through you.

Happiness is exercising the little freedom that we have by choosing things that create harmony in our lives.

Love, they said, burns youand builds you.But with you, there's no ash.Just light.