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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
“On their way, they came across Mr.Elephant who was sitting alone and crying.”
— Shiza Nizam, The Rescue
Heartbreak
Cover of The Rescue
“With a lure in his heart he walked towards it, and felt the light of the sun upon his cheeks, and a masterpiece was ready in front of his eyes, yet he himself had become one.”
— Ahsan Raza, The Crown has Fallen
Love Hope
Cover of The Crown has Fallen
“Men mostly had a very stern facial expression; they never let that expression melt for they were men.”
— Mahnoor Ali Syed, Sweet Sleep
Society
Cover of Sweet Sleep
“Back in her room, she could not believe how lucky she had gotten; the shopkeeper had restored her faith in humanity.”
— Muneera Jamal, Bazaar
Hope Faith & Spirituality
Cover of Bazaar
“Aanchal’s mother in law was feeling giddy looking at the situation around; she almost fainted as Aanchal caught hold of her.”
— Suchitra Shetty, The Cascade of Life
Society
Cover of The Cascade of Life
“Kami dragged himself to rehab shortly thereafter; vowing to live his life in the shadow of his sister’s approval.”
— Ahmed Moin, The Past That Molded Futures
Success
Cover of The Past That Molded Futures
“For the only bachi that could be spotted then was an eight year old scampering behind what seemed to be her father after she threw a fearful glance at us.”
— Sarah Khan, Life's Peculiarities
Courage
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“My mother sat with her head bowed and her eyes closed; she too was praying.”
— Abhirun Das, Across the Line
Faith & Spirituality
Cover of Across the Line
“Eventually, she let her heart win over her mind and without even giving a second thought, she collected her things and stormed out of the hall.”
— Zena Vatsa, Her Great Escapade
Wisdom Love
Cover of Her Great Escapade
“Fatema is a writer who sometimes makes feeble attempts at poetry and once in a blue moon finishes a story.”
— Arham Bhaiji, Holding Her Hand
Motivation Poetry
Cover of Holding Her Hand
“Twelve people, including five guys, all from the same class as him and her, are singing the Birthday Song in unison.”
— Hafiza Noor Ul Ain Imtiaz, Not Crazy
Poetry Society
Cover of Not Crazy
“The look of longing and doubt I see in your eyes is the same I had when I was at a similar crossroads at my life.”
— Saman Malik, Letters from Nowhere
Life Love
Cover of Letters from Nowhere
“One of my hands was on the driving wheel while the other was on the lock, my heart skipping alternative beats, my brain pounding, my insides churning.”
— Hassan Mir, Unbroken Bonds
Love
Cover of Unbroken Bonds
“On the other side of the town, one of his father’s attendants forwarded the call in a hurry “Khan Jee, villagers are waiting for you in the backyard of the fort”.”
— Zeeshan Ahmed Khan, Shroud Of Honor
Life Hope
Cover of Shroud Of Honor
“Such are the workings of time, and such is the detail of human life.”
— Aaima Abid, An Eastern Fairytale
Life
Cover of An Eastern Fairytale
“The man was almost pushed aside, amazed at Naima’s strength and slightly apprehended by her courage.”
— Zuhaib Shaikh, The Return
Courage Life
Cover of The Return
“Those hopeful eyes weren’t demanding what her words showed, but her lips were supporting her words so she chose her lips instead of the eyes.”
— Kinza Javed Choudhry, The Rainbow Journey
Hope
Cover of The Rainbow Journey
“A person who always stood behind me in every situation, through thick and thin was me, a person on whom I had always trusted, it was me.”
— Neeraj Brahmankar, An Abandoned leaf
Friendship
Cover of An Abandoned leaf
“Life has not been fair to me, but it would be incorrect to assume that my sufferings are either incomparable or unique.”
— Bhaskar Paul, Poignance of the soul
Life
Cover of Poignance of the soul
“Each and every one has the predisposition to believe in Murphy’s Law: that everything we do will turn out wrong.”
— Sonia Mukhtar, Fall of Autumn
Hope Truth
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