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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.

48 quotes
“A few moments later, two people entered the dark room and lit up some light, just enough light that their faces were visible.”
— Salman Tahir, Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
Hope Society
Cover of Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
“Whatever my mother may know on a subconscious level she will never choose to believe.”
— Arham Bhaiji, Holding Her Hand
Hope Truth
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“As the time slid so did their life and dreams, for everybody must face the doings of time.”
— Aaima Abid, An Eastern Fairytale
Life Hope
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“The benches were dirty, with bubble-gums stuck on the seats, broken light bulbs hanging from the ceiling, and the clock always a quarter hour behind with its broken needles.”
— Mussawir Abrar, Benedicti and the Magia Regna - Fantasy Magic Book
Heartbreak Hope
Cover of Benedicti and the Magia Regna - Fantasy Magic Book
“The ghosts of depression haunt them for the entirety of their lives; they long to be free, to feel whole again, and to find light in the dark.”
— Farrukh Aqil, The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
Hope
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“A Software Engineer by profession, Zena Vatsa is a feminist and thus a strong believer of women rights over freedom.”
— Zena Vatsa, Her Great Escapade
Hope Truth
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“Strands of her dark hair fall across her forehead and she is so breathtaking I cannot believe someone like her is mine.”
— Arham Bhaiji, Holding Her Hand
Life Hope
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“With no interest in my father`s multiple businesses I pursued my dream of becoming a lecturer, I had the degree and I worked hard, in my free time I used to write as much as I wanted to.”
— Hassan Mir, Unbroken Bonds
Hope
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“Some have dirty deeds darkening their hearts while others are shaded dark when the flames of hope are snuffed out.”
— Masooma Memon, Blues
Love Hope
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“The purple sofa, the yellow cushions, the emerald curtains – yet, when I look at them as a whole, I believe nothing else could have worked together so perfectly.”
— aaina batool, A War Within
Hope Friendship
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“Acceptance of pain heals our pain, acceptance of grief makes us a source of light not only for ourselves but also for others.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Grief & Loss Hope
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“Light brown silky straight hair, big beady eyes, and an angelic little face – his features made him look so innocent.”
— Farrukh Aqil, The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
Hope
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“Dismissing all his thoughts from her mind, she walked to the gate to see her father waiting for her.”
— Wajiha Shahid, Hopes and Dreams
Wisdom Hope
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“If only he believed in angels he would realize that she was the one, the butterfly he had caught in his net as a naughty child.”
— Laiba Sehrish Nawaz, Abduction from the Lethe
Hope Truth
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“Adnan Beig, realized that after such a reprimand from the president, it was really the necessity of time to make several statements filled with hope.”
— Salman Tahir, Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
Hope Society
Cover of Imperfection - Man beyond man's imagination
“For redemption, he wished to see his mother smile at him in his dreams, but never did she.”
— Ahsan Raza, The Crown has Fallen
Hope Humour
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“Does every girl dream of the tall, dark and handsome guy and then does that mean that the guys who are not handsome have no place in dreams?”
— Suchitra Shetty, The Cascade of Life
Hope
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“Punjab engulfed in a dirt covered parrot green backdrop that completed a universal truth to any that would hope to question this car’s blatant ignorance of the law.”
— Ahmed Moin, The Past That Molded Futures
Hope Truth
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“Who never stop dreaming and embrace challenges; life tosses towards them, like an old friend.”
— Zena Vatsa, Her Great Escapade
Life Hope
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“My chest has never before felt this heavy and this light all at the same time.”
— Arham Bhaiji, Holding Her Hand
Hope
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