"Growing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, I……" — Mohsin Hamid
"Growing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, I lived in the shadow of a tyrannical state."
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102 Quotes by Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid has 102 quotes on this site.
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It is the effect of scarcity; one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper.
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The gun of the father is always the undoing of the son.
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Many boys, probably most boys, have a first love before they fall in love with a woman. It begins the…
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What else is belief but direction?
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If differences can be hidden, perhaps they aren't differences at all.
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One ought not to encourage beggars, and yes, you are right, it is far better to donate to charities that…
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Why the brevity? Because I'd rather people read my book twice than only half-way through
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Readers don't work for writers. They work for themselves.
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In a world of intrusive technology, we must engage in a kind of struggle if we wish to sustain moments…
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Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan, ancient capital of the Punjab, home to nearly as many people as New…
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For if there were a list of cosmic things that unite us, reader and writer, visible as it scrolled up…
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What did I think of Princeton? Well, the answer to that question requires a story. When I first arrived, I…
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