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Hope Quotes

Hope written by people who had reason not to be hopeful. Pakistani fiction rarely offers it cheaply, which is what makes these lines worth keeping.

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“With her eyes closed, she meditated for an hour and slowly visualized nothing but herself filled with white light.”
— Farrukh Aqil, The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
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“Present- a profound moment experienced here and now but by reliving the past and by accepting that yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream.”
— Sonia Mukhtar, Fall of Autumn
Hope Life
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“However, now a prophecy about a girl born with magic was nothing but a ray of hope.”
— Ayesha Fatimah, Queen Basila of Magica
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“Light hair like their mother’s, and black eyes from their father; they had been the closest thing to me, since the day they were born.”
— Tooba Arshad, Outbreak - Best Sci-Fi Thriller Book
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“Before I could make a move the flash of white light transported me back to my own people, in my own time.”
— Shema Bukhari, Earthlings - The Weaklings
Hope Society
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“Persian abayas on other hand are quite loose, giving much more room to air and are generally made of light fabric.”
— Hiba Tariq, Why I Stopped Wearing Abaya
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“Without His blessings upon me, which light my path during the darkest hours, I would be nothing.”
— Sarah Khan, Life's Peculiarities
Hope Faith & Spirituality
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“If there were something that slightly displeased him, my father would lash out his wrath on my mother.”
— Abhirun Das, Across the Line
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“Not everyone is fortunate enough to study abroad in such a prestigious institution thousands of miles away from India and it was your dream too.”
— Zeeshan Ahmed Khan, Shroud Of Honor
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“For few split seconds, she couldn't believe her sight, she thought it to be negligible passing dream like every single other time.”
— Aaima Abid, An Eastern Fairytale
Hope Wisdom
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“A small ventilator in the room was enough to light up the place when she was brought here – in the morning, but now, there was no sign of light.”
— Kinza Javed Choudhry, The Rainbow Journey
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“Time waits for everyone Granny and it is here after you killed that monster inside you – you are your own rescuer.”
— Abad Official, The Timeworn Silence
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“All night he dreamt of the time when he would get to enjoy his ‘favourite-world' for more than just a few minutes.”
— Mussawir Abrar, Benedicti and the Magia Regna - Fantasy Magic Book
Hope Happiness
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“Rekindling hopes and not letting it perish, letting the sun shine on your soul, to keep enriching your wonderful soul.”
— Mahnoor Naseer, THE ANCIENT SOULS - English Prose Poetry & Short Stories Book
Faith & Spirituality Hope
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“Basila smiled herself, imagining her twenty-five-year-old father, running up to Laiba apa, to tell her he found his light.”
— Ayesha Fatimah, Queen Basila of Magica
Hope Humour
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“All we seek for is new tiny dots in our galaxy; I believe I do not need to clarify myself and my organization anymore.”
— Salman Tahir, Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
Hope Truth
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“Self-conversation to fill the void of his singular life was of little effect but germinated hope of sanity none the less.”
— Ahmed Moin, The Past That Molded Futures
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“Maybe one of the headlights is faulty, I thought, but as the light drew nearer and nearer I realized it was not a car, it was a bike.”
— Hassan Mir, Unbroken Bonds
Hope Wisdom
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“Should she throw away Owais’ words and believe this girl whose name she doesn’t even remember?”
— Ayesha Rasheed, Hamza, Our Dear Friend
Hope Truth
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“This is when they seek the love of Al-Wadood (The Loving)2 the light of Al-Noor (The Light)2.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
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