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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
“With a heavy heart, he sat on a carriage and ignited his expensive imported pipe as they left for home.”
— Zeeshan Ahmed Khan, Shroud Of Honor
Life Love
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“Moabir and Hilal, while living in those restricted roads in a buzzy settlement in Lahore city for a significant long time never went over each other.”
— Aaima Abid, An Eastern Fairytale
Life Society
Cover of An Eastern Fairytale
“This is the Winning story of 'The Stories Untold - Season 2'.”
— Zuhaib Shaikh, The Return
Success
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“The bell rang and he was about to leave when suddenly, he slipped and stumbled because of some water spilled near his chair.”
— Kinza Javed Choudhry, The Rainbow Journey
Heartbreak
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“When people are not able to let their voice out, they find speaking an arduous task, and it does take their life to a downside.”
— Neeraj Brahmankar, An Abandoned leaf
Life Society
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“Few of the shops were up and running, but the rest found it difficult to cope with the losses occurred and never saw the light of day again.”
— Bhaskar Paul, Poignance of the soul
Hope Grief & Loss
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“Guidance in the heart of a man is just like a deep and calm water, only a man of understanding could draw it out.”
— Sonia Mukhtar, Fall of Autumn
Love Wisdom
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“Ami and Papa, all I wanted from you was to support me through this, instead of telling me to pretend like nothing had happened.”
— Hira Yousaf, Our Boys
Truth
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“At times, we smoothly belittle other people’s experiences as if whatever they have suffered and whatever they have been through is nothing but trash.”
— Masooma Memon, Blues
Wisdom Society
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“” Haya cried loudly, “I’ve been fighting a war against regret and silence within myself for my whole life, alone and weak.”
— Abad Official, The Timeworn Silence
Life Heartbreak
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“A long rough road lay ahead of her she knew but this time; she would have her dignity and unwavering faith in herself.”
— Sadaf Shahzad, Broken Strings
Faith & Spirituality
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“All around him were strangers, friends of his father whom he had never known.”
— Saif Khattak, A Fool's Paradise
Friendship
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“The feeling, the emotion, the happiness, it was all very alien and that is exactly what bothered me.”
— aaina batool, A War Within
Truth Happiness
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“Life as it was, was easy; a sister, two healthy and working parents, a belly full of food and the best of provisions.”
— Amna Sikandar Malik, An Autobiography of a Semicolon
Life
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“Facing our qualms strengthens our courage and increases our belief in ourselves that we can do what we think is difficult or impossible.”
— Omar Iftikhar, The Diligent Game
Courage Life
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“John switched on the car radio and played a rock music as his mind pondered on the events of the past few days.”
— richard shekari, John Death
Poetry
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“” Maaz smiled and explained, “My theories are reality-based.”
— Maaz Khawaja, Revamp and WIn
Humour
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“Let’s converse about the personal degradation that’s even severe since it’s unknown to many, let alone most.”
— Syed Sami Shah, Octoberness
Poetry
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“From time immemorial, humans have enjoyed the medicinal advantages of many species of shrubs.”
— Shabnum Shaheen, A Practical Guide To Shrubby Flora Of District Lahore, Punjab
Happiness
Cover of A Practical Guide To Shrubby Flora Of District Lahore, Punjab
“Maybe we are yet to experience the worst form of it but unknowingly we have seen it and we have pulled through it.Someone lost their friend, their dog, their beloved, their spouse, their child or their sibling, today.”
— Fatima Misbah, Letters To The Soul
Friendship
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ماریہ شہزاد کا تعلق لاہور سے ہے۔ انھوں نے دنیاوی تعلیم کے ساتھ ساتھ دینی تعلیم بھی حاصل کی اور وفاق المدارس سے منسلک رہیں۔ ماریہ نے ناول نورِ سحر کےعلاوہ بہت سے افسانے اور ناولٹ بھی لکھے۔ وہ جذبات کو الفاظ کی صورت میں پرونے کے ہنر سے خواب واقف ہیں۔ مصنفہ کو منظر […]

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Love Recycled is a romance novel that follows Ali as he navigates his way through university and then adulthood. It portrays love in all honesty and with all its facets.

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یہ کتاب ڈاکٹر رشید احمد شادؔ کی زندگی اور اس سے وابستہ یادوں کے ساتھ ساتھ ان کے قلمی سرمائے کی امین ہے۔اِس کتاب کا پہلا حصہ ڈاکٹر رشید احمد شادؔ کی بچپن کی یادوں، ہجرت کے سفر اور اُس کے دکھوں کی داستان کو پیش کرتا ہے۔ اِس میں اُن کی ملازمت اور اعلیٰ تعیم کا ذکر بھی موجود ہے اور ازواجی زندگی بھی تحریر ہے۔ عزیز رشتے، ان سے وابستہ جذبات و احساسات اور انمول یادوں کا خزانہ بھی یہ کتاب خود میں سموئے رکھتی ہے۔ڈاکٹر رشید احمد شادؔ کا اندازِ تحریر سادہ، دل چسپ اور رواں ہے۔ وہ سادگی سے خود سے وابستہ لوگوں کا ذکر کرتے ہیں اور اپنے جذبات و احساسات بھی لکھتے نظر آتے ہیں۔اس کتاب کا اگلا حصہ شاعری پر مشتمل ہ

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