Famous Mohsin Hamid Quotes

  • And with a last stardrop, a last circle, I arrive, and she’s there, chemical wonder in her eyes. – Mohsin Hamid

    And with a last stardrop, a last circle, I arrive, and she’s there, chemical wonder in her eyes.– Mohsin Hamid

  • Pride tells me to give it back, but common sense tells pride to shut up, have a joint and relax. I shrug and put the note into my wallet. – Mohsin Hamid

    Pride tells me to give it back, but common sense tells pride to shut up, have a joint and relax. I shrug and put the note into my wallet.– Mohsin Hamid

  • Some men drink the blood of other men, all I drink is wine. – Mohsin Hamid

    Some men drink the blood of other men, all I drink is wine.– Mohsin Hamid

  • one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper. – Mohsin Hamid

    one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper.– Mohsin Hamid

  • Readers don’t work for writers. They work for themselves. – Mohsin Hamid

    Readers don’t work for writers. They work for themselves.– Mohsin Hamid

  • You are a door to an existence she does not desire, but even if the room beyond is repugnant, that door has won a portion of her affection. – Mohsin Hamid

    You are a door to an existence she does not desire, but even if the room beyond is repugnant, that door has won a portion of her affection.– Mohsin Hamid

  • …status, as in any traditional, class-conscious society, declines more slowly than wealth. – Mohsin Hamid

    …status, as in any traditional, class-conscious society, declines more slowly than wealth.– Mohsin Hamid

  • And so their memories took on potential, which is of course how our greatest nostalgias are born. – Mohsin Hamid

    And so their memories took on potential, which is of course how our greatest nostalgias are born.– Mohsin Hamid

  • I’m interested in things women do that aren’t spoken about. Manto’s stories let me breathe. They make me feel like less of a monster. – Mohsin Hamid

    I’m interested in things women do that aren’t spoken about. Manto’s stories let me breathe. They make me feel like less of a monster.– Mohsin Hamid

  • The end of the world can be cozy at times. – Mohsin Hamid

    The end of the world can be cozy at times.– Mohsin Hamid