Azar Nafisi: "Bayangkan Anda berjalan menyusuri jalan yang rindang ......

"Bayangkan Anda berjalan menyusuri jalan yang rindang ... Matahari surut, dan Anda berjalan sendirian, dibelai oleh cahaya berangin sore hari. Lalu tiba-tiba, Anda merasakan setetes besar di lengan kanan Anda. Itu hujan? Kamu melihat ke atas. Langit masih tampak cerah ... detik kemudian setetes lagi. Kemudian, dengan matahari masih bertengger di langit, Anda bermandikan hujan. Beginilah ingatanku, tiba-tiba dan tidak terduga."

--- Azar Nafisi

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Imagine you are walking down a leafy path...The sun is receding, and you are walking alone, caressed by the breezy light of the late afternoon. Then suddenly, you feel a large drop on your right arm. Is it raining? You look up. The sky is still deceptively sunny...seconds later another drop. Then, with the sun still perched in the sky, you are drenched in a shower of rain. This is how memories invade me, abruptly and unexpectedly.