Despite the doctor's orders, I bought myself several cartons of cigarettes {…} I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my shame. My shame at not having become someone, the shame of not having made my parents proud after all the sacrifices they had made for me. The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist.
( Marjane Satrapi )
[ The Complete Persepolis ]
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