Every line below lives inside a real book by a Pakistani author. Read the quote, meet the book — and take the story home.
“Everything- the bed, the curtains, the chandelier, the artifacts and the carpets- spelled just one thing: ROYALTY.”

“Whenever she stepped into the street, she felt a strange sensation of flying and it took everything in her power to not do that.”

“The eloquent thick drapes hanging on the walls were fluttering, as if caught in a light breeze through a crack in one of the windows.”

“What they all had in common was; the loss of either one or both parents, which led to them being in California, to have better opportunities at life.”

“Hold on for dear life by trusting her sister or count her breaths and remember all the worthwhile things in life?”

“Zoraiz did nothing but reveal to Aitmaad’s parents the truth and freed them from their qualms and doubts.”

“The receptionist looked at me with surprise for half a second there, before recovering herself – or maybe I was just imagining things.”

“Aunt Hashma had told her once, that attraction grows when the person whom you are in love with becomes unattainable.”

“With her eyes closed, she meditated for an hour and slowly visualized nothing but herself filled with white light.”

“Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater.”

“Now they were the ONLY country in the world with space age technology to take control and jam every single satellite rotating the earth.”

“The types and the ways how you wear abaya are more influenced by the culture, tradition, society and custom made social standards than religion itself.”

“The exact sharp pain hit her again, this time it was not only her head but her spine—half of her body twitched.”

“~ You are the flower pressed between the pages of the book of my life, giving my burned soul a new fragrance each day.”

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الفاظ بہت زیادہ طاقت رکھتے ہیں۔ لفظوں کی طاقت اوران کااثر ایک حقیقت ہے۔ ایک لفظ کسی کی پوری زندگی تبدیل کر دیتا ہے، الفاظ جہاں زندگی دیتے ہیں وہی زندگی چھین بھی لیتے ہیں اسی لیے کہتے ہیں الفاظ کا استعمال سوچ سمجھ کر کرنا چاہیے۔
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سلمان کا شعری اسلوب بےحد رواں اور منفرد ہے۔ اس کتاب میں ان کی یہی خوبی نمایاں ہے۔ انھوں نے بہت سے موضوعات پر قلم اٹھایا ہے اور ان کے ہر شعر میں شاعری سے محبت جھلکتی ہے۔یہی نہیں بلکہ وہ کمال کی منظرنگاری پیش کرنے کا بھی ہنر جانتے ہیں
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