547 – “The World is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk and understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.”

–Marjane Satrapi [Attributed]

109 – “I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.”

– Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi [See Source Notes for full poem]