“I don't believe in love at first sight, neither do you. But I know...that sometimes it only takes a few minutes to recognize that a person is capable of breaking your heart.” — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
“I can see you, out there, reading between the lines. Come home, stranger. Come home, untangler of my thoughts. Come home and tell me, what do I do with this breaking heart of mine?” — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
How horrifying that morning when you wake up and your first thought is not of the person who has left. That’s when you know,… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
There’s a ghost of a dream that you don’t even try to shake free off because you’re too in love with the way she… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
“I am not an Englishman, nor are you. Nor can we ever be, regardless of our foxtrots, our straight bats, our Jolly Goods and… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
“Its a moonsmile. No light of its own unless there's a sun for it to reflect off” — kamila shamsie Copy Share
“If we had more reliable systems of law and governance perhaps our friendship would be shallower.” — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
That's what I want for my life. I want to go to Peshawar... Because there's more past than present there. Two and a half… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
“At Vipers, when the German gunners shot Afroze who chose to cry out his grief knowing the consequences rather than bear the death of… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
So many things you promise yourself you won't get used to, and then you do. — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
“The shaking had stopped, outwardly, but her mind couldn't hold a thought for any length of time without splintering apart. She took a deep… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
“Why didn’t you stay?’ she has whispered against the unyielding stone. Why didn’t you stay? She pressed the berry against her lips. Why didn’t… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
“All right, don't scoff, mock or disbelieve: we live in mortal fear of not-quite-twins.” — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
“But just a few minutes walk away there was a park lined with Banyan trees, their ancient overground roots more enduring than wire rusting… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share
