https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles en-us 2023-03-16 13:00:11 UTC 2023-04-21 12:34:37 UTC hello@padlet.com adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519371696 "The truth was, my Farsi was abysmal. I never really learned growing up. Pg.20

"Mom had inherited Mamou"s pale coloring, which meant I didnt even get half a dose of Persian melanin" pg.31

"Even in the United Arab Emirates, Subway was Subway. The menu was pretty much the same as it was in Portland"

"When you were born I wanted you to grow up American. So you would feel like you belonged" pg 201]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519371696 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519371946 "Dad and I both took medication for depression. Aside from Star Trek- and not speaking Farsi- depression was pretty much the only thing we had in common" Pg.28

"Dr. Howell says that crying is normal. He says that  its a healthy reaction.He says it helps the body excercise hormones" pg118

"In that moment I understood my grandfather perfectly. Ardeshir bahrami was as sad as I was" pg231 

"Everything he said was true. "No one wants you here." I knew it was true." pg.279]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519371946 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372107 "sometimes i thought about how i didnt really feel like stephen kellners son at all" pg14.

"It was like Laleh belonged to that reality, but i was just a guest. I suppose dad was a guest too. At least we had that in common" Pg.24


'I was "randomly selected" for an enhanced screeningafter that, even though my messenger bag had nothing liquid, gel, or aerosal in it. pg.53

"Sohrab was more of a grandson to him than I would ever be" pg.220

"Sometimes I cant help crying. Okay? Sometimes bad shit happens. Sometimes people are mean to me and I cry. Sorry for being such a target. Sorry for disapointing you. Again." pg 283.]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372107 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372198 "That was the only time dad and i were on the same team:  when we were stuck with Farsi-speakers and left with each other for company. But even when that happened, we just ended up standing around in a level Seven Awkward silence" pg21.

"I coulnt stand to be in the same place as him. I dont think he could stand to be in the same place as me either" pg.43

"Stephen Kellner complained about everything i liked." pg.43

"But i wasnt ashamed of standing up for Mom, even if it did mean leaving a perfect red palm-print on his face" pg.34

"But I thought I would get to keep that bit of Dad to myself for a little while longer. It was the only time I got to be his son" pg 144]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372198 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372624 "Javaneh was the closest thing I had to a friend at Chapel Hill High School" pg.31

"I didn"t get that at all. If id had a best friend- Javaneh was my closest friend, but we weren"t anything aproaching best friends" pg.38

"No" Sohrab squeezed my shoulder. "I was very rude. And I am sorry. Will you give me another chance?" pg.131

" When you came here, I thought I already knew you. i knew we would be friends" pg220.

"And then he put his arm across my shoulder and said But you know what? Laleh is not my best friend, Darioush. You are."]]> 2023-03-16 13:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372624 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372711 "He rlly does love you, you know. Even if he doesnt always say the rights things. He loves you." "I know" I said. 

"He rested his hand on my neck and gave me a soft squeeze. that was as close to a hug as he had ever given me" pg.231

"I sighed and hugged Mamou back. I wished there was a way I could bundle up her hugsand take them back to Portland with me." pg.265

"mom traced potato me wih her fingers. Look how much he loves being a dad". pg.273]]> 2023-03-16 13:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519372711 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519373298 "So you dont have a girlfriend, Darioush?" I swallowed. No. I tried to keep my voice neutral, but no matter how you answer that question, people will always read too much into it"]]> 2023-03-16 13:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519373298 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519374358 "I felt very Persian just then, even though I didn't understand the chanting. Even though I wasn't Muslim" pg220.]]> 2023-03-16 13:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519374358 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519374479 2023-03-16 13:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2519374479 adquiles26 https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2528803863 "I glared at him. How was I supposed to know that? You never found them? Leave me alone, Chip." pg.36

"you are so good at it, Darioush. You should play for your school. When you go home." "I imagined running onto a field in the Chapel Hill High School team kit. Go chargers! Maybe I will" 

"It became alot harder not to smilr. I felt like I was ten feet tall" pg.264]]> 2023-03-23 13:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/adquiles26/aquiles/wish/2528803863