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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
“A masterpiece that is sure to capture your imagery, engage your emotions, lurk in your memory, and leave you craving for more.”
— Umang Kumar, Chaos Within
Heartbreak
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“In any case, in the contemporary Muslim world, the number of poets and thinkers are not as many as they use to be.”
— Aadil Farooq, Inspired Discourses
Poetry
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“This is the time you sail with the life, move around, learn from experience and work your way through.”
— Hamid Majid Abbasi, The Fundamentalist
Success
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“When someone so close to heart leaves you in a world, where every hurdle you have to face yourself mere whim is more than enough to shudder a person.”
— Ayesha S. Khan, The Freezing Point
Heartbreak
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“Mostly, people use this word to show their love and affection to the friends or family members that are younger than themselves where as Baaji, in Urdu means elder sister.”
— Syed Ommer Amer, The Forbidden Story
Friendship
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“Down the street towards the corner he was able to spot light coming from a window, which he knew well was the place he was looking for.”
— Hamid Majid Abbasi, The Forgotten
Success
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“The leaves of this herb are usually lance-shaped and the lower leaves are about 7–11 mm wide and 12–16 mm long, and are ovate in shape.”
— Shabnum Shaheen, A Practical Guide To Herbaceous Flora Of District Lahore, Punjab
Heartbreak
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“In the end, Arsalan had agreed to keep Safdar occupied at the office and only allowing him home when his mother needed to go out.”
— Sadaf Shahzad, The Lies that Comfort Us
Success
Cover of The Lies that Comfort Us
“The crowd cheered for the three prince and princesses, nudging each other in delight at seeing them again after a long time.”
— Sana Shahid, The Insefts of Frerberg
Happiness
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“The shells on the beach look like the abandoned toenails of the old fishermen, and they are more beautiful there, than on the foot.”
— Zeenat Iqbal Hakimjee, Short Stories For Adults
Heartbreak
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“Ahmad Bilal is enthusiast about conveying his feelings and daydreams through words and decrypting life's meaning through his poetry.”
— Ahmad Bilal Yousafzai, THE COMA - Short Story
Motivation Poetry
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“How much I feared losing you?Like a deer, clawed by a lionwriggles for her life.”
— Hafsa, Hossana
Courage
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“Even now, she could recall everything in vivid detail; the suffocating darkness of the night, the chirping cicadas, the fear running like an electric current through her tiny body.”
— Nirmeen Maroof, Kausar Bibi
Courage
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“The sad prose mingled amidst the happier ones will not feed on your depression but they will leave you with a sense of purpose and hope.”
— Ahmed Hasan, The Blue Book- Emotional Poetry Book About Life
Heartbreak
Cover of The Blue Book- Emotional Poetry Book About Life
“What would I possibly hope to gain out of a correctional facility when nothing I am is broken or needs fixing?”
— Arham Bhaiji, Heroes & Villains- Best Dark Fantasy Novel
Heartbreak
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“The candles shall flicker with the approach of the storm as the dark winds will crush the hope and bury the happiness within the infinite depths of darkness.”
— Ashutosh Bansode, The Dark Ruse- Psychological Mystery Book
Success Happiness
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“The angel had never seen a scene this majestic in his life, it seemed like green stars had descended down from heaven just for them.”
— Fahad Ubaid, The Black Feather- Book About Being Different
Faith & Spirituality
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“Kauther is a writer, she spends most of her time in her father's library, studying the Hadiths of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him), and hopes to be a scholar like her father someday.”
— Writer Talks, Predestination-Spiritual Destiny Novel
Happiness
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“As for my friends, I’ll thank them if this book becomes a success because otherwise they have lied to me about the quality of my work and were wrong to suggest for a compilation in the first place.”
— Kayenat Hameed Khan, A Decade of Delight
Success Friendship
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“If she will be alone, she cannot even expect that she is going one step closer to her death.”
— Lareb Soomro, The Secrets of Spring
Heartbreak Grief & Loss
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