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“What happens when two introverts collide? Do they dissolve completely in each other’s patience and silence, or do they break their glass shells and become new people?”
― Kanza Javed, Ashes, Wine and Dust

tags: fiction, literature, self, silent

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“After everything is said and done, a memory remains a treacherous thing…How long does one cling on to the people they’ve lost? How long could I have remembered my grandfather? How long had it been since I forgotten him and my mind began harbouring other things?”
― Kanza Javed, Ashes, Wine and Dust

tags: family, lahore, literary-fiction, memory, pain, pakistan, subcontinent, women-s-fiction

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“There are no plans, just people fooling themselves by attempting to design their fates and futures. It makes them feel invincible, even if it’s for a transient period of time.”
― Kanza Javed, Ashes, Wine and Dust

tags: destiny, ephemerality, fate, future, life, loss, love, memory, subcontinent

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“It is hard to explain to a privileged child the difference between freedom and captivity. For him, the world functions differently, all rains bear fruits and all men are free. He catches a golden bird and puts it inside a gold cage. He watches it grow, captivated, unaware that with its beautiful body comes a pair of wings that can set it free.”
― Kanza Javed, Ashes, Wine and Dust

tags: childhood

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