Every line below lives inside a real book by a Pakistani author. Read the quote, meet the book — and take the story home.
“Spring found him very strange because he was wearing headphones in a party pumped up with loud music.”

“Life is a blessing and it is rich in surprises, do not disappoint yourself or the Creator by not living it the way you are supposed to live it.”

“Now an old man, it seemed as though Hugo had long forgotten what it felt like to have joints that moved freely, without pain.”

“All other lights in my room are switched off and just a little bit of light is coming from the street through the window from where mama is looking out of it in stillness.”

“At night, when the dinner was going to start, I thought that the food would be good but it was not, they were servingshrimps!”

“Had he been overflowing with valiance and honor at that point in time, he would have laid down his life for the sake of relinquishing his honor.”

“The music hummed a gentle tune as the dancer continued her dance, fading with the lights that came from the sky, and filled with essence of life itself.”

“Blue recoiled back with his hand on his slapped cheek which had turned red by then and with bitter stinging tears brimming in his eyes.”

“The people’s faith in her was chipped away after every resistance; they gave in to the conclave’s brutality and stopped believing that the world was any different.”

“Eric looked on in fear, Pikes in terror, as Hades clutched his head and fell to the ground, screaming all the while.”

“When he had his first taste of an eighteen-year-old girl's body to be more precise, only then the immense pain in his body was relieved.”

“The only sorrow that pained the heart was the unresolved reason their mother had appointed a son over daughters for the Chief Person’s seat.”

“This book would not have been a reality without the love and support of those who believed in my writing abilities – parents, family, and friends.”

“My mind wandered over to trees basking in the sunlight; to those being drenched in the rain; to the grass in our lawn; and to the color of my kit...”

“Benedicti has had experience of using the magic stone numerous times, but he had never ever seen such a beautiful sight.”

“Nothing but pinning the little pieces of yellow paper on the board and scribbling down important reminders.”

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”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
”یہ ڈھاکہ کالج کے قریب ایک پُرہجوم بازار تھا۔یہاں ضروریاتِ زندگی کی تمام چیزیں دستیاب تھیں۔یہ ہر طبقے کے لوگوں کی خریداری کے لیے سب سے مشہورجگہ تھی۔ایک بہت اچھی مارکیٹ تھی جہاں زیورات، بیگ، کپڑے، اسٹیشنری کی اشیاء، بیڈ شیٹس اور تکیے وغیرہ ملتے تھے۔“
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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