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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.

567 quotes
“However, one great truth would fall upon you and that truth is that no matter how hard you try you will never reach the destination and you will never be fully satisfied.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Truth Motivation
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“Did you all see how Shahmeer’s realisation that his anger was pushing people away, while Amna’s kindness helped him see the value of calm behavior?”
— Nasreen Tariq, Shahmeer's Kindness - Children's Book About Kindness
Cover of Shahmeer's Kindness - Children's Book About Kindness
“Use Positive Role Models: Share stories like Sania’s to show children that shyness can be overcome, and that it’s okay to take time to grow comfortable in new situations.”
— Nasreen Tariq, Sania's Shyness - friendship book for kids
Motivation
Cover of Sania's Shyness - friendship book for kids
“Timing is everything—whether on the parade ground or in planning operations where multiple units must coordinate to achieve an objective.”
— Badrul Hassan Khan, Wings of Brotherhood : A Journey Between Two Air Forces - Pakistan Air Force memoir
Courage
Cover of Wings of Brotherhood : A Journey Between Two Air Forces - Pakistan Air Force memoir
“With visibility down to mere inches and no escape in sight, it genuinely felt to thousands of citizens like the end of the world.”
— Sahibzada Muhammad Ali Raza Khan, Facts & Fables - historical fiction book
Cover of Facts & Fables - historical fiction book
“People who have it say they feel pain or sickness when they are near phones, computers, or WiFi routers.”
— Qazi Mohammad Haider Khan, Weird But Real: Facts They Don’t Teach in School - Educational Facts Book
Cover of Weird But Real: Facts They Don’t Teach in School - Educational Facts Book
“The immigrant departing from his homeland is alike a soul leaving its body so for the rest of his life an immigrant is a corpse or a revenant returning to life to seek vengeance from the life.”
— Tahira Aziz, Displacement - Partition Book
Truth Courage
Cover of Displacement - Partition Book
“From the landscapes of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, she does not merely write; she architects a sanctuary of sound in a world gripped by silence.”
— Meeم A’yن, You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
Truth
Cover of You, the witness - Palestinian poetry book
“In time, the world would remember Bashir for the departments he built, the patients he healed, and the honors he quietly declined.”
— Dr. Bashir Ahmad's Family, From Partition to Pioneer - Pakistan's medical pioneer biography book
Success
Cover of From Partition to Pioneer - Pakistan's medical pioneer biography book
“The soul’s well-being is often linked to one’s connection with Allah, intentions, actions, and repentance.”
— Sana Shoaib, A Pursuit Within - Healing Book
Cover of A Pursuit Within - Healing Book
“Always trying to please, to perform, to protect others from pain—while quietly drowning in my own.”
— Asra Amjad, Guilt in Gold - Women Empowerment Book
Cover of Guilt in Gold - Women Empowerment Book
“Never again open that door,Build a wall, and keep it shut.Be easy—For you did your part,Even if that volcano erupts.”
— Syeda Rabia Tahir, When The Silence Broke - Modern Poetry Book
Poetry
Cover of When The Silence Broke - Modern Poetry Book
“That quote has become a golden rule for traders: never add to a losing position, because momentum tends to continue — and being on the wrong side of momentum is the fastest path to ruin.”
— HAMOOD BUTT, Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
Motivation
Cover of Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
“To the friends who listened without judgement, who answered late night messages, and who reminded me that even in moments of abandonment, I was never truly alone thank you for being my constant light.”
— Asra Amjad, Even the moon left me - poetry book about love
Friendship
Cover of Even the moon left me - poetry book about love
“Nursing, in every part of the world, is a profession built on sacrifice, compassion, and relentless courage.”
— Eman Atiq, Hands that heal
Wisdom Truth
Cover of Hands that heal
“As the phrase goes in this part of the world, I should now be without any ire, for they say anger springs from the spleen.”
— Dr. Maqbool Elahi, On Unknown Seas to Unknown Shores
Cover of On Unknown Seas to Unknown Shores
“May it remind you that change can so frequently start with nothing to say, that the meaning can be found in the most unlikely places.”
— Muhammad Ahmed, Learning Beyond Numbers
Cover of Learning Beyond Numbers
“Maybe because… I do not know, the place I called my home was always the one I kept trying to run away from.”
— Jannat Shakeel, Lenses & Letters - Book About Friendship for Adults
Cover of Lenses & Letters - Book About Friendship for Adults
“In these private, stolen moments, her soul spoke the truth, a truth that no outward act of piety could ever disguise.”
— Shayan Gilani, Aainay ke us paar
Cover of Aainay ke us paar
“Beneath the weight of life, "light will arrive, a bright chalice in hand," guiding me past what has been lost.”
— Samar Malik, Derange Life
Life Hope Poetry
Cover of Derange Life
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الفاظ بہت زیادہ طاقت رکھتے ہیں۔ لفظوں کی طاقت اوران کااثر ایک حقیقت ہے۔ ایک لفظ کسی کی پوری زندگی تبدیل کر دیتا ہے، الفاظ جہاں زندگی دیتے ہیں وہی زندگی چھین بھی لیتے ہیں اسی لیے کہتے ہیں الفاظ کا استعمال سوچ سمجھ کر کرنا چاہیے۔

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