Sign in with Facebook
“and yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had love and been loved back. she was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. a mother. a person of consequence at last.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“The hell with naseeb. Naseeb is what people blame for every thing they can't fix.”
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
“This life is difficult. We lose fathers, brothers, mothers, songbirds and pieces of ourselves. Whips strike the innocent, honors go to the guilty, and there is too much loneliness. I would be a fool to pray for my children to escape all of that. Ask for too much and it might actually turn out worse. But I can pray for small things, like fertile fields, a mother’s love, a child’s smile—a life that’s less bitter than sweet.”
― The Pearl that Broke Its Shell
― The Pearl that Broke Its Shell
“The human spirit, you know what they say about the human spirit? Is is harder than a rock and more delicate than a flower petal.”
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
― The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
“Miriam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
Akshat’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Akshat’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Horror, Mystery, Psychology, Suspense, and Young-adult
Polls voted on by Akshat
Lists liked by Akshat
