"It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins."

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Source : Mohsin Hamid (2007). “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”, p.183, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mohsin Hamid

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“Many models do yoga, but I find it boring. Id rather be outdoors having fun.”
“Is she going to, or has she done it? Has it happened? What is the story here?”
“Chano Pozo created the role of the conga soloist in the modern band, somewhat th way Coleman Hawkins created the solo tenor sax.”

Source : Ned Sublette (2004). “Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo”, p.537, Chicago Review Press
“The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.”
“For me, pictures provide a means of holding, intensely, a moment of communication between one human and another.”
“Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of observation.”
“I've worked with Robert Altman a couple of times too.”
“Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don't be afraid to make your characters suffer. Read what you love. Write what you love. Love.”

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