"Of course, they didn’t get that staring at flowers is a form of being busy. That watching the flow of the clouds is an important activity. That in a period of depression and fear, to think about beautiful things, your dreams and wishes, and to smile is highly, highly important, a vital task." -- from 'The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen' by Shokoofeh Azar (the translator is anonymous for security reasons)#BookQuote #books #reading @bookstodon