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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.

590 quotes
“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.
“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
“Had I left home with happiness and no bitter experiences then my answer should have been different.”
— Ayesha S. Khan, The Freezing Point
Happiness
Cover of The Freezing Point
“Aggressive behavior, mood swings, fighting over petty things for no reason, frustration are all the symptoms that a victim experiences.”
— Syed Ommer Amer, The Forbidden Story
Success
Cover of The Forbidden Story
“This silence was broken with the sound of a car, wading through the turning curves of a thin, but well maintained road leading up to the cemetery.”
— Hamid Majid Abbasi, The Forgotten
Heartbreak
Cover of The Forgotten
“Its leaves are as broad, rounded, long, or notched at the tip and they have dull green in color with visible veins.”
— Shabnum Shaheen, A Practical Guide To Herbaceous Flora Of District Lahore, Punjab
Heartbreak
Cover of A Practical Guide To Herbaceous Flora Of District Lahore, Punjab
“The fears that Nayla had begun to bury deep in her heart began breaking their way to the surface.”
— Sadaf Shahzad, The Lies that Comfort Us
Courage
Cover of The Lies that Comfort Us
“The butler, who was a very serious man declared that it was the first time in years that he had had a hearty laugh.”
— Sana Shahid, The Insefts of Frerberg
Humour
Cover of The Insefts of Frerberg
“Happiness glowed on their cheeks when they faced the colourful world.”
— Zeenat Iqbal Hakimjee, Short Stories For Adults
Happiness
Cover of Short Stories For Adults
“The diary is my subconscious mind trying to talk to me and telling me to wake up from this illusion that I am trapped in.”
— Ahmad Bilal Yousafzai, THE COMA - Short Story
Motivation
Cover of THE COMA - Short Story
“Whenever Bharey Sahad would leave her room, Kausarcould not sleep for a long time afterwards.”
— Nirmeen Maroof, Kausar Bibi
Heartbreak
Cover of Kausar Bibi
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