Sadia Hakim Quotes

“Of people, of places, surfaces don't interest me. Depths do.”
― Sadia Hakim, The Weight of Tender Things

“If a terrified bird comes to rest on your hands or
shoulders, it is your obligation to become a tree. Do not breathe aloud, lest you scare it away. Do not deny it your comfort, even if you are a barren tree.”
― Sadia Hakim, Cardiophoros

“Isn’t it ironic that a world lacking the basic empathy and decency of being human labels those who have it as “hypersensitive”?”
― Sadia Hakim, Cardiophoros

“People were never my need: perspectives were, hearts were, souls were, people beyond people were.”
― Sadia Hakim, Cardiophoros: Prose Poetry