Middle of the road Quote by Mohammed Hanif

The innocent are punished. That's the world we live in.

— Mohammed Hanif

“She tries to maintain a nondescript exterior; she learns the sideways glance instead of looking at people directly. She speaks in practised, precise sentences…

— Mohammed Hanif

The generals who had called Zia a mullah behind his back felt ashamed at having underestimated him: not only was he a mullah, he…

— Mohammed Hanif

“Men constantly feel hungry and women constantly feel sad. That's what marriage does to them. ~Teddy Butt, Our Lady of Alice Bhatti”

— Mohammed Hanif

“So what is it really like? What happens when people die?" Noor asks Alice Bhatti, who after finishing her shift has changed into a…

— Mohammed Hanif

“Alice Bhatti walks the walk of someone who thinks they can overcome their fear by taking measured steps.”

— Mohammed Hanif

“Now she has lived long enough to know that cutting up women is a sport older than cricket but just as popular and equally…

— Mohammed Hanif

“He is an innocent in the way that lonesome canaries are innocent, flitting from one branch to another, the tender flutter of their wings…

— Mohammed Hanif

Any man who reaches for a book when he thinks about you is a man that you should think about.

— Mohammed Hanif

life is a series of sweet coincidences

— Mohammed Hanif

“He lives in a world where where people want their share of pain measured, labelled, packaged,with its ingredients identified in plain language. They want…

— Mohammed Hanif

“Don't be frightened of your own reflection. We all have bad moments in front of the mirror," says Noor. "You should probably get married.…

— Mohammed Hanif