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Every line below lives inside a real book by a Pakistani author. Read the quote, meet the book — and take the story home.

602 quotes
“Was she something out of a dream, or maybe the dream was a reality in and of itself.”
— Justin Morton, Snowfall - Magic Mystery Book
Truth
Cover of Snowfall - Magic Mystery Book
“The personal guard, all fifty of them including your favorite masseuse, are right now trying to keep the rebels out of the palace.”
— Shabir Mir, Modern Times - Magic Fantasy Story Book
Motivation
Cover of Modern Times - Magic Fantasy Story Book
““You’ll know it when it’s time,” and with that, Suria took off, knowing she’ll never see Baz again.”
— Kanwal Shariq, The Storm Unfolds - Fiction Book About Magic and War
Success
Cover of The Storm Unfolds - Fiction Book About Magic and War
“A moment later the keys came free and she hurried back, manipulating light to make them invisible as well to avoid being spotted.”
— Abdullah Asim, Manipulated Cage - Magic Fiction Novel
Society
Cover of Manipulated Cage - Magic Fiction Novel
“Thanks to his mother's savings, a piece of land that his father snagged through illegal means (for sure), and with his friend's guidance he got hold of a visa for USA.”
— Hunnia Yousuf, Beware of the Demons Amongst - Fantasy Mystery Book
Friendship
Cover of Beware of the Demons Amongst - Fantasy Mystery Book
“Renee’s suspicion had always been right, only Alyona had never let her harbor them with her silent pleas, holding love the dearest to her soul.”
— Masooma Memon, The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book
Faith & Spirituality
Cover of The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book
“A searing pain passed through Aitmaad’s left leg despite him using the defense spell he managed to remember just before Malvagio’s attack.”
— Omar Iftikhar, Kingdom of Derya: Aitmaad and the Clan of Seven - Magical Fantasy Book
Grief & Loss
Cover of Kingdom of Derya: Aitmaad and the Clan of Seven - Magical Fantasy Book
“Not even if I sold everything in the house; not to mention, the house and car were already on a mortgage.”
— Tooba Arshad, Outbreak - Best Sci-Fi Thriller Book
Society
Cover of Outbreak - Best Sci-Fi Thriller Book
“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
Cover of Benedicti and the Magia Regna - Fantasy Magic Book
“Soha’s evening prayers held nothing but the wish for God to give him peace in the world he’s gone to.”
— Ayesha Rasheed, Hamza, Our Dear Friend
Faith & Spirituality Happiness
Cover of Hamza, Our Dear Friend
“This immortal voice of Allah hu Akbar depicts the profound reality of life; that everything would fade into oblivion, but one love would never die.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Faith & Spirituality Truth
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“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
Cover of THE ANCIENT SOULS - English Prose Poetry & Short Stories Book
“Although Katherine herself had been through times of misery and intense pain, she had never let her experience impact her negatively.”
— Farrukh Aqil, The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
Wisdom Grief & Loss
Cover of The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
“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
Cover of Queen Basila of Magica
“Elijah saw Maya, Dane was on the ground and she had her nails dug upon his heart, “so stubborn you are,” she drove her fingers further.”
— azra batool, The Awakening - Beast Story Book
Love
Cover of The Awakening - Beast Story Book
“Shema Bukhari – an author and a writer is always striving to learn new things.”
— Shema Bukhari, Earthlings - The Weaklings
Wisdom Success
Cover of Earthlings - The Weaklings
“If she is rich, they make her wear sleeveless and to represent a middle/low class girl, you mostly see her wearing a dupatta.”
— Hiba Tariq, Why I Stopped Wearing Abaya
Society
Cover of Why I Stopped Wearing Abaya
“Kulthoum continued the song from their childhood memory; the song that their mother used to sing the long nights when their father had gone in search of food.”
— Tanzeela k. Hassan, The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
Poetry
Cover of The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
“~ To love is to cut open your heart willingly and let the life bleed out of you, slowly and painfully.”
— Fiza Batool, Why My Heart Throbs
Love Grief & Loss
Cover of Why My Heart Throbs
“Arc Welding: In this process, power supply is used to create an electric arc between the workpiece and electrode to melt them at the welding point.”
— Tayyab Khalil, Mechanical Engineering: Interview Guidelines for Fresh Engineers
Society
Cover of Mechanical Engineering: Interview Guidelines for Fresh Engineers
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