The verb 'to love' in Persian is 'to have a friend. ' 'I love you' translated literally is … - Shusha Guppy

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Shusha Guppy

The verb 'to love' in Persian is 'to have a friend. ' 'I love you' translated literally is 'I have you as a friend,' and 'I don't like you' simply means 'I don't have you as a friend.

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in the traditional family structure of Persia. . . one simply cannot discard close relatives just because one does not like them; rather one has to accommodate them, make allowances and accept them, like misfortune.

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It is very important not to become hard. The artist must always have one skin too few in comparison to other people, so you feel the slightest wind.

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