“It's funny how we give meaning to the chirping of birds and, in turn, silence human beings.” — Faiqa Mansab Bird Copy Share Image
“A human being's position in life was not an indication of their worth.” — Faiqa Mansab Human Copy Share Image
“We hope to drown the murmurs of our paralysed conscience by screaming about other people's sins.” — Faiqa Mansab Ethics Copy Share Image
“Imprisonment leads to either love or hate of the incarcerator. I chose love.” — Faiqa Mansab Imprisonment Copy Share Image
“Nobody thinks of protecting others from themselves. It's the people who claim concern and love who damage us the most.” — Faiqa Mansab Copy Share Image
“People kill over the most ridiculous things. A careless word. Or poultry.” — Faiqa Mansab Stupidity Copy Share Image
“How carelessly we used words, thoughtless of the trail of slime and sludge they left behind. Mouth, tongue, teeth, all sullied with… — Faiqa Mansab Language Copy Share Image
“When death becomes an escape, when it becomes attractive, the purpose of life is fulfilled. To teach one it's futility, it's worthlessness,… — Faiqa Mansab Contemporary fiction Copy Share Image
“I was an utterance in absentia. I was a forgotten word, uttered and mislaid long ago. I was the word that existed… — Faiqa Mansab Fiction Copy Share Image
“It is not often that I have two options to choose from. It is nice to be compelled towards something, otherwise one… — Faiqa Mansab Choice Copy Share Image
“It is not often that I have two options to choose from. It is nice to be compelled towards something, otherwise one… — Faiqa Mansab Choice Copy Share Image
“You taught me to think, and you put ideas in my head. People read to forget. Books don't change the world, ji.… — Faiqa Mansab Book Copy Share Image
“They were happy, I thought. As a child, laughter is all you need as proof of happiness. As a child you don't… — Faiqa Mansab Children Copy Share Image
“In the nights though, I couldn't help but weave the golden cloth of my dreams. Each stitch from heart to thought, and… — Faiqa Mansab Contemporary fiction Copy Share Image
“People who roam these roads in their metal cars don't feel, don't see. They will honk and curse if an accident happens… — Faiqa Mansab Psychology Copy Share Image
“I'd morphed, altered, nipped and tucked away bits of my personality for so long, I no longer recognized myself. I feared that… — Faiqa Mansab Copy Share Image
“When death becomes an escape, when it becomes attractive, the purpose of life is fulfilled. To teach one it's futility, it's worthlessness,… — Faiqa Mansab Death Copy Share Image
“I had never said those words because there were no words left. My beloved and I were both exiles from language. Our… — Faiqa Mansab Beloved Copy Share Image
“He taught me to read the Holy Book. I wish that he hadn't, ji. It hurt me and confused me to learn… — Faiqa Mansab Books Copy Share Image
“Poor Chameli. Born an anomaly and abandoned at birth. God knows what she must have gone through as a child. How many… — Faiqa Mansab Death Copy Share Image
