“ The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to. Arshile Gorky
“ The Armenian language cannot be worn out; its boots are stone. Well, certainly, the thick-walled words, the layers of air in the semi-vowels. Osip Mandelstam
“ Although I write in English, and despite the fact that I’m from America, I consider myself an Armenian writer. The words I use are in English, the surroundings I write about are American, but the soul… William Saroyan
