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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
“The duties that demand the core within core, the soul within soul.”
— Jasmine Yammani, The Trials of Chaukhandi
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“As we set course to the airport, my time and memories with my family flashed in front of my eyes.”
— Nidal Hammad, The Last Minute - Sports Novel
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“Culture and social change are closely interconnected processes that shape the life and development of rural society.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Foundations Of Agricultural Sciences- Agricultural Science Book
Life
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“The optimal time for sowing wheat in irrigated areas of Pakistan is: Mid-November to Early December.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Keys of Agriculture
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“Illness is a pause you don’t choose, one that strips away noise until all that remains is you and the bare truth of how you’re carrying your life.”
— Aoha Roohi Amin, Becoming the New Horizon
Life
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“India Shapes Global Narrative: Refugee crisis framed as humanitarian disaster; foreign journalists expelled from East Pakistan.”
— Sayed Irfan, From East Pakistan to Bangladesh: The Rationale for a Bengali Identity
Truth
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“Tariq's face stopped being Tariq's face, not a gradual shift, a rupture, the covering splitting and falling away like it had become unnecessary.”
— Amer Sohail, Saruda: Realm of War
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“Adequate soil moisture at the time of transplanting is vital to facilitate root establishment and reduce transplant shock.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Integrated Crop Science, Protection and Food Systems
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“The default life is dangerous because it doesn't feel dangerous.”
— Zara Maheen, The Invisible Life: How to Stop Living on Autopilot
Wisdom Motivation
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“The only problem is that it’s pointless, since it's heavily inspired by some prison-escape movie you watched when you were seven.”
— Muaz Mirza, Death and Denial - Dark Fantasy Book
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“What matters is the impact it had on me, a child who learned that silence was safer than speech.”
— Azeez Ahmad Zai, Somewhere in between
Grief & Loss
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“Instead of blood, the pain of love is circulating in my arteries.”
— Masaud Akhtar Zaigham, The Jewels of Urdu Poetry
Heartbreak
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““And remember, your intentions of goodwill will let you meet a guide on the way who will answer your question without hearing it,” the voice of his father replayed from the memory box.”
— Maria Maqsood Ch., Whispers of the Valley (Part-1 PHOENIX SERIES)
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“The Colonial word “Developing World” is far from neutral it carries the weight of historical imperial assumptions that continue to shape global hierarchies.”
— Waqas Abdullah, Colonial Words
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“Similarly, Imam Ghazali writes that the soul, even though it is millions of miles away in the world of spirits or the intermediate world, still has a connection with its grave.”
— Professor Dr. Shams Raza Brohi, Be and It is
Wisdom Faith & Spirituality
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“Seher kept on looking at him, his mesmerising way of speaking about Allah, the respect with which he always pronounced His name, the love that was clear in his voice, the element of fear; every emotion was there.”
— Umaima Kanwal, Al Muntaqim
Love
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“most field crops are annual plants that complete their life cycle within a single growing season and are replanted each year.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Advanced Agricultural Sciences Principles and Innovations- Agricultural Biotechnology Book
Cover of Advanced Agricultural Sciences Principles and Innovations- Agricultural Biotechnology Book
“Before Fajr, when your eyes are still adjusting to the world and your limbs are slow from sleep, Wudhu becomes your spiritual ignition.”
— Syed Jeelani, The 5 Blocks of Barakah - Reclaiming the Amanah of Time, Productivity, and Spiritual Balance
Faith & Spirituality
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“A knowledge of the history of one’s elders and past is essential for a nation to attain freedom and preserve it.”
— Abdul Samad Khan, History of the Pukhtuns - Pashtun History Book
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“Not bothering to change their clothes lest they should miss their chance, the two of them ran down the stairs.”
— Muhammad Zaid Bilal, The Mystery of the Disappearing Egyptian Reports
Courage
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