Lawyers Have A Dangerous Job In Iran.

Democracy ... Is Not Something That Occurs Overnight. It Is Not A Gift Delivered On A Golden Tray. Democracy Is A Long Process Of Fighting, Challenging Accepted Ideas, And Perpetually Striving For Freedom. Like A Seed That Has To Be Watered Every Day To Become A Flower, Democracy Needs Constant Attention And Care.

I Am The Voice Of The People In Iran Whose Voices Are Silent And Whose Demands Cannot Be Heard By The Rest Of The World.

Those Who Don't Understand Any Language Other Than The Language Of Force And Violence Don't Respect Human Dignity. They Seek Violence Because They Will Be Irrelevant Without It. We Should Not Go Their Way.

In My Memoir, I Wanted To Introduce American Women To Iranian Women And Our Lives. I'm Not From The Highest Echelons Of Society, Nor The Lowest. I'm A Woman Who Is A Lawyer, Who Is A Professor At A University, Who Won The Nobel Peace Prize. At The Same Time, I Cook. And Even When I'm About To Go To Prison, One Of The First Things I Do Is To Make Enough Food And Put It In The Fridge For My Family.

North Americans Do Not Understand That You Do Not Throw Down Human Rights Like Bombs On The Iraqis.