Zoya khan

“There is plenty of work for love to do.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

“When we dismiss or deny the hopes of others, she thought, we forget that they, like us, have only one chance in this life.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

“Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni was not a lazy man, but it was remarkable to reflect how most men imagined that things like tea and food would simply appear if they waited long enough. There would always be a woman in the background--a mother, a girlfriend, a wife--who would ensure that those needs would be met.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

“Some of us are grown-up at age twelve; some of us never mature. It’s not a question of whether you’re old enough to make your own decision; are you old enough to take responsibility for the outcome if it turns out to be a bad decision?”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Sang for the Birds