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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
“Being a social activist allows him to delve into the society and find the hidden stories that do not surface to the mainstream world.”
— Saif Khattak, A Fool's Paradise
Life Society
Cover of A Fool's Paradise
“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
Cover of A War Within
“My life had become a series of motion pictures that played on my memory in the form of flashbacks.”
— Amna Sikandar Malik, An Autobiography of a Semicolon
Life
Cover of An Autobiography of a Semicolon
“Adnan never knew he had the potential to work on two clients simultaneously and to have their tasks accomplished within time.”
— Omar Iftikhar, The Diligent Game
Success Truth
Cover of The Diligent Game
“Diane’s smile expressed one thing only; that she need not make any apologies for her curves.”
— richard shekari, John Death
Humour
Cover of John Death
“Candy, you make me want to become a better man…your smile would make a king’s throne seem worthless without you sitting by his side.”
— richard shekari, Perils of Candy Cuthway
Humour
Cover of Perils of Candy Cuthway
“In this world full of flaws, we tend to strive for perfection, not knowing that in imperfection lies the success of our future.”
— Maha Tariq, Flawless - Book on Imperfection
Motivation
Cover of Flawless - Book on Imperfection
“Readers will learn new ideas that will help them, or their organizations, rise to a whole new level of innovation, performance and improvements.”
— Maaz Khawaja, Revamp and WIn
Motivation
Cover of Revamp and WIn
“Let me feature this unsettled trance with a rather poetic & raw piece of writing that I wrote nearly two years ago.”
— Syed Sami Shah, Octoberness
Poetry
Cover of Octoberness
“Different thoughts flooded in her mind, and the greatest fear was that had she really fallen for him?Have I ruined the friendship between us by falling for him?It was clear that she had badly fallen for him.”
— Khadija Zahoor, Lost.
Friendship
Cover of Lost.
“Leaves are compound which have 12-16 leaflets, leaflets are long and narrow, giving fern like appearance.”
— Shabnum Shaheen, A Practical Guide To Shrubby Flora Of District Lahore, Punjab
Heartbreak
Cover of A Practical Guide To Shrubby Flora Of District Lahore, Punjab
“If you have not experienced that happiness yet, you will do it, but you have to work on yourself.”
— Fatima Misbah, Letters To The Soul
Happiness
Cover of Letters To The Soul
“These differences grew into enormities, which again led to war, which was sparked off by a country that ruled over them.”
— Zeenat Iqbal Hakimjee, Short Stories for Children
Motivation
Cover of Short Stories for Children
“There are many different kinds of confusionsBut the one that arises in your heart when you don't know the bad from the worstIs the scariest.”
— Bookay Crew, Bookay 2018
Motivation
Cover of Bookay 2018
“After giving the shops to his father he had picked up his suitcases and was about to leave when Rehan had tried to interfere.”
— Hassan Mir, Downfall Towards The Sky
Heartbreak
Cover of Downfall Towards The Sky
“My buddies and the waiter who happened to be serving us at that time found my claims immensely amusing.”
— Pseudo Intiqab, I Ruined Luigi's Election Campaign
Humour
Cover of I Ruined Luigi's Election Campaign
“Perhaps the best thing I could have done for her sake and mine was to leave her alone—away from myself.”
— Shoaib Rashdi, Our Inauspicious Stars
Heartbreak
Cover of Our Inauspicious Stars
“Faith is such an amazing gift by Allah (S.W.T) to a believer that even its tiny fraction of presence in the heart eradicates fear.”
— Hassan Mueez, Fear management
Courage
Cover of Fear management
“If all poetry collections - particularly those which held deeper reflections about life and spirit - were to include such an opener, they would be more clearly understood and appreciated by their audiences right from the start.”
— Aadil Farooq, Inspired Discourses
Motivation Poetry
Cover of Inspired Discourses
“By the time Rafiyah came back to her senses, she saw Ammar and Mubashir sewing a sack which was to hold flour.”
— Hamid Majid Abbasi, The Fundamentalist
Success
Cover of The Fundamentalist
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ہر ناامید اور مایوس شخص کو اچھے دنوں کے آنے کی امید دلاتی یہ کتاب بلاشبہ اپنی نوعیت میں منفرد ہے۔ بُرا وقت ہمیشہ آزمائش بن کر آتا ہے اور ہر آزمائش انسان کو منزل سے ایک قدم اور قریب کر دیتی ہے۔

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Samar Malik’s Deranged life: Meaningful Poetry with Daastan - Daastan

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زیرِ نظر کتاب  ماہی شاہین ؔ کاشعری  مجموعہ ہے جس میں انھوں نے اپنی خوبصورت شاعری کو پیش کیا ہے۔ ان کے اشعار میں ایک تسلسل اور خوبصورتی دکھائی دیتی ہےجو پڑھنے والے بھلی معلوم ہے۔جیسے یہ اشعار ملاحظہ فرمائیں

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اِک پر ِ خیال از منیرہ قریشی - Daastan

”اِک پرخیال“بنیادی طور پر بہت سی تحریروں پر مبنی ہے۔اس میں موجود دلچسپ مضامین قاری کی توجہ کا مرکز بنتے ہیں۔اس کتاب کے ذریعے منیرہ قریشی نے دراصل قاری کو بہت اچھی اچھی نصیحتوں سے نوازا ہے۔ اپنے احساسات وخيالات کو لفظ کے پیرہن میں سموتے ”اک پرخيال!“ مختلف النوع موضوعات کا ایک ایسا آئینہ ہے جو فاضل مصنفہ کے دلی جذبات کا عکاس ہے

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