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I never thought that a person's worth came from birth or wealth, and much later when I was queen, and then in exile, I had ample proof of it.
An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah (2004)
[The king] would assure me, a long time later, that he had said "I love you" to only three women. "One of them is you," he told me.
An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah (2004)
The king was not marrying a princess; he was not giving in to the convention of arranged marriages between families of royal blood. No, he had fallen in love with a "little Iranian girl" and, as in fairy tails, he was going to follow his heart.
An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah (2004)
The people of Tehran, from whom I came, were giving me their trust, adopting me, honoring me, although I had done nothing yet either for them or for Iran. I felt so moved and overcome that I promised myself I would do everything in mypower for these men and women, and for the children I could see perched everywhere.
An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah (2004)