“Who are you to refuse yourself?”

Kamand Kojouri

“There is so much of me
in all of you.
You are a way
for me to know myself.”

Kamand Kojouri

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

Kamand Kojouri

“Carelessness is a disease.”

Kamand Kojouri

“You have already lost if you are always fearful of losing everything.”

Kamand Kojouri

“Some people
are in such utter darkness,
they will burn you
just to see
a light.

Try not to take it personally.”

Kamand Kojouri

“I am so tired.
I have grown old from being serious.
I have grown ill from being serious.
I want to laugh at myself.
I want to forget myself.
I am so tired.”

Kamand Kojouri

“I would rather lie facedown on the ground
and use my body as a bridge,
than stand proud and tall
and use my body as a wall.”

Kamand Kojouri

“The greatest moments in our lives occur when we surrender: birth, love, and death.”

Kamand Kojouri

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

Kamand Kojouri