Shahla Khan > Quotes

“Every woman in this world wears a little sparkle, some in their dress, and some in their eyes.”
― Shahla Khan, I Want Back My SPARKLE!: Breaking the global chains of gender slavery.

“Revolution does not begin with a group. It begins from the heart.”
― Shahla Khan

“Make sure your fun is not mocking someone’s pain and your enjoyment is not another’s suffering. The melody of your ears must not be the cries of a powerless.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“Behind every successful man is a woman but few of us realize that behind most successful women is a man too; her father.”
― Shahla Khan, I Want Back My SPARKLE!: Breaking the global chains of gender slavery.

“Men are not from Mars and women are not from Venus instead we are all people. Deal with it.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“Convincing someone to have sex is the same as manipulation and does not actually count as getting consent.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“Face Book keeps asking me to complete my relationship status; I doubt it has the soul of a gossip magazine column's starving journalist.”
― Shahla Khan

“Hooking up with people who do not care about your happiness or you; is a serious and big decision. If you do decide to hook up, you must have a good reason for it just as you would to have a relationship.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“Practically, speaking up against street harassment is not about being a hero, getting credit points to be in the good books of a girl or a chance to impress anyone. It is about making sure that everyone has the right to enjoy that spring breeze, golden clouds and chirping without feeling uncomfortable.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“Be an active bystander because sooner or later you or someone you love could be a victim too.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“A golden heart, a dioamond soul, a silver lining attitude and a titanium will power is the finest and the only jewellery I wear.”
― Shahla Khan

“If you choose to engage in one night stands, make sure you have a good reason and peer pressure is NOT one.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“Humanity is higher than religion, so says my religion.”
― Shahla Khan, I Want Back My SPARKLE!: Breaking the global chains of gender slavery.

“I can quote you several examples where women were physically and violently hurt by men but at the same time, they were also supported by men. The numbers of course would always be out of proportion. The ones who care are always lesser than the ones who hurt. That is simply a quality vs. quantity argument. A hundred men who hurt you will fail against one man who cares for you.”
― Shahla Khan, I Want Back My SPARKLE!: Breaking the global chains of gender slavery.

“I find it easier to claim that I am friends with a monkey rather than with a man.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“My Dad has been a feminist, way before I learnt how to spell the word.”
― Shahla Khan

“Love may not be quid pro quo but marriage certainly is.”
― Shahla Khan, I Want Back My SPARKLE!: Breaking the global chains of gender slavery.

“Ah, Love…what can I say?
16 to 18 love is like butterflies, colorful and fluttering
18 to 20 love is like roller coaster ride, bumpy and exciting
20 to 23 love is like a lab experiment, fun but you need to have practical results in the end
23 to 26 love is shopping, you want to keep trying until you find what fits exactly
26 to 30 love is arrangement, you settle with the convenient and feasible options
After 30, will tell you when I am there...”
― Shahla Khan, I Want Back My SPARKLE!: Breaking the global chains of gender slavery.

“Friendship is the underlying element, the common denominator of every relationship.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“When you are born as a man, you live as a man. When you born as a woman however, you have two choices; to live like a slave, or as a woman. I love the fact that I was born as a woman because I got to make my choices. Who did you chose to be?”
― Shahla Khan

“When I write fiction, I struggle to decide the fate of two people created by my mind and spend countless hours to give them a happy ending. God, the Almighty has created infinite human beings till date and runs all our lives with such ease. He is the BEST WRITER of all.”
― Shahla Khan

“Maslow did not make two different pyramids, one for men and one for women. He did not differentiate in identifying what men want and what women want.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“It is like falling in love. If you can notice, the grass is greener, the sky is bluer and the air is fresher. I don’t know if it is the magic of the Alps or an emotional gravitational pull for the soul, but what I know is, it is truly Paradise on Earth!”
― Shahla Khan

“I write because if I don’t let it out of my system, I will die with guilt.”
― Shahla Khan, I Want Back My SPARKLE!: Breaking the global chains of gender slavery.

“A golden heart, a diamond soul, a silver lining attitude and a titanium will power is the finest and the only jewellery I wear.”
― Shahla Khan

“Not one person on earth is immune to crime and trauma.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

“While there will always be someone who may dislike you, there are others who will like you for who you are.”
― Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence