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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
“Leila muttered an almost inaudible thank you, and busied herself in gobbling down chicken biryani- life is not always bad, she thought as she helped herself with another heaping serving spoon.”
— Muneera Jamal, Bazaar
Wisdom
Cover of Bazaar
“Not that she was scared that he may change his mind, but somehow she always had been so tight lipped that she just couldn't talk about it.”
— Suchitra Shetty, The Cascade of Life
Wisdom
Cover of The Cascade of Life
“Yes you need not ask these questions for our time together is short and I have much to tell you.”
— Ahmed Moin, The Past That Molded Futures
Friendship
Cover of The Past That Molded Futures
“My rationale, warped by the fantastical world I constantly delved myself in since I was five, had been the death of me.”
— Sarah Khan, Life's Peculiarities
Grief & Loss
Cover of Life's Peculiarities
“As he slipped out for the third time, I sank down and collapsed on the ground, my chest heaving with the effort.”
— Abhirun Das, Across the Line
Motivation
Cover of Across the Line
“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
Cover of Her Great Escapade
“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
Cover of Holding Her Hand
“Unaware of the time that had passed since she had been clutching the letter to her heart, Imaan got up and sat in her study chair.”
— Saman Malik, Letters from Nowhere
Love
Cover of Letters from Nowhere
“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
Cover of Unbroken Bonds
“Agony – he was never aware of the word before; now he was an amenable victim of it.”
— Zeeshan Ahmed Khan, Shroud Of Honor
Society
Cover of Shroud Of Honor
“The satisfaction is harder to separate, for you can never choose on the off chance that it was valid, misery in correlation wore no cover.”
— Aaima Abid, An Eastern Fairytale
Truth
Cover of An Eastern Fairytale
“Years of accumulated ire at the hands of abuse and agony delivered by men in her life began to surface.”
— Zuhaib Shaikh, The Return
Life Society
Cover of The Return
“Had she been carrying this secret in her heart for far too long without telling anyone and left it up to fate to reveal the secret when the moment was right?”
— Kinza Javed Choudhry, The Rainbow Journey
Love Society
Cover of The Rainbow Journey
“Think about the people who never make you feel alienated, who filled your life with love.”
— Neeraj Brahmankar, An Abandoned leaf
Life Love
Cover of An Abandoned leaf
“When one can forgive oneself, there is an end to karma, an opportunity to create a new reality and the peace that passes all understanding.”
— Bhaskar Paul, Poignance of the soul
Wisdom Truth
Cover of Poignance of the soul
“Now, let’s speak it out loud or whisper it to yourself but do say, I am loved, I have always been loved and I will always be loved.”
— Sonia Mukhtar, Fall of Autumn
Love
Cover of Fall of Autumn
“Faris’s father worked in a government organization while his mother taught in a girl’s college.”
— Hira Yousaf, Our Boys
Society
Cover of Our Boys
“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
Cover of Blues
“The surroundings resonated with Haya’s voice – Sameer listened closely to every word; absorbing the pain.”
— Abad Official, The Timeworn Silence
Grief & Loss
Cover of The Timeworn Silence
““So we smile and pretend like nothing happened even if we admit to the truth,” Kulsoom finished sadly.”
— Sadaf Shahzad, Broken Strings
Truth Humour
Cover of Broken Strings
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