Mohammed Hanif quotes
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“life is a series of sweet coincidences”
-- Mohammed HanifSource : Mohammed Hanif (2008). “A Case of Exploding Mangoes”
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“The generals who had called Zia a mullah behind his back felt ashamed at having underestimated him: not only was he a mullah, he was a mullah whose understanding of religion didn't go beyond parroting what he had heard from the next mullah. A mullah without a beard, a mullah in a four-star general's uniform, a mullah with the instincts of a corrupt tax inspector.”
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“Any man who reaches for a book when he thinks about you is a man that you should think about.”
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“The innocent are punished. That's the world we live in.”
-- Mohammed HanifSource : Mohammed Hanif (2011). “A case of Exploding Mangoes”, p.8, Random House India
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“I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.”
Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1862). “A Chaplet of Verses”, p.106
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“I always interpret coincidences as little clues to our destiny”
Source : Ann Brashares (2012). “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Complete Collection”, p.207, Delacorte Press
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“It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.”
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“There are no coincidences. And everything means something.”
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“Life is God's gift to us. What we do with it is our gift to God.”
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“Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.”
Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.8, Courier Corporation
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