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“You want freedom and they give you chicken korma.”
― Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes

tags: enprisonment, freedom

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“اس سے کہیو کہ دل کی گلیوں میں
رات دن تیری انتظاری ہے”
― Jaun Elia, Yaani / یعنی

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“O light! This is the cry of all the characters of ancient drama brought face to face with their fate. This last resort was ours, too, and I knew it now. In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.”
― Albert Camus, L’été

tags: albert-camus, summer, winter

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“basic military rule: you manage your anger by kicking ass, not by rearranging the furniture in your room.”
― Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes

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“He won’t stop the war until you give him the peace prize.”
― Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes

tags: irony, peace, satire, war

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