"Allah is too big and open for my deen to be small and closed."

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Source : Michael Muhammad Knight (2004). “The Taqwacores”, p.185, Autonomedia

Michael Muhammad Knight

#Bigs Quotes #Deen Quotes

“I am certain that there are two things in life which are dependable -- the delights of the flesh and the delights of literature. I have had the good fortune to bring them together and enjoy them together in full quantity.”
“it's amazing what you can get used to.”

Source : "MI6 and ministers urged to use social networks" by Richard Norton-Taylor, www.theguardian.com. March 3, 2011.
“Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.”
“Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to them a lot, and try to put their voices into their character.”

Source : "Interview: Dito Montiel Talks Boulevard (Exclusive)". Interview with Karen Benardello, www.shockya.com. July 10, 2015.
“I know when a story is finished when there is not a single thing more I can think to do to it. And since I know at the start what the last line will be, I know when I've reached that point as logically as I can that it's finished. As for the rewriting-it's not foolproof, of course, but if you're honest about having thought of every possibility and you still come back to what you have, what more can you do?”
“I always wanted to box.”
“I always knew what I wanted to dress like but that's when I became really passionate about it. We'd be in class and Google outfits or I'd doodle what I wanted.”
“Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.”

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