Maria

“আশ্চর্য মানুষের মন। সে যে কখন কি চায় তা নিজেও বলতে পারে না। কিসে তার সুখ আর কিসে তার অসুখ এর সত্যিকার জবাব সে নিজেও দিতে পারে না কোনদিন।”
― Zahir Raihan, শেষ বিকেলের মেয়ে

“wanted to read between the lines. I wanted to be someone who truly understood the meaning of an author’s words. I wanted to know more people, to be able to engage in deep conversations, and to learn what it was to be human.”
― Won-pyung Sohn, Almond

“But books were different. They had lots of blanks. Blanks between words and even between lines. I could squeeze myself in there and sit, or walk, or scribble down my thoughts. It didn’t matter if I had no idea what the words meant. Turning the pages was half the battle.”
― Won-pyung Sohn, Almond

“What does love mean?” Mom asked mischievously. “To discover beauty.”
― Won-pyung Sohn, Almond