may we continue to drop our masks 
& unlearn our selves, to seek 
softness & grace, never to yield 
unless to beauty, to truth, to light 
like a flower. may we learn peace from 
trees & play from wild animals. may 
we belong to ourselves, & ourselves 
alone, & build communities where 
every woman is free, where we help 
one another & share with each other 
out of duty of compassion, out of love. 
may we end genocides everywhere 
& needless famine. may we remember 
we are guests in this world & our 
purpose is to walk each other home.

Kamand Kojouri

“In life, there are brief and momentary opportunities that ask us to assert our existence. Although a creative impulse, they can be destructive, because they make us veer away from our normal patterns and habits. Life is compelling us to take these small acts of rebellion so we can go beyond the edges of ourselves, and by doing so, we end up rediscovering ourselves. These moments are a great reminder that, like all other animals, we are, and will always be, wild.”

—Kamand Kojouri

“To live in love is my life’s purpose.”

Kamand Kojouri

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

Kamand Kojouri

“The way you dress is how you greet the sun and other stars.”

Kamand Kojouri

“There are some days we can claim and there are other days that claim us.”

Kamand Kojouri

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

Kamand Kojouri

“My love,
we can close our eyes
but we cannot stop the sunrise.”

Kamand Kojouri

“Babies cry at birth because it is the first time they experience separation from love.”

Kamand Kojouri

“We exist only to exist.”

Kamand Kojouri