Fatima Ameer

“Of three things in this life she expected no good: a man who had sold his soul to Sheitan; a woman proud of her beauty; and the news that could not wait till the morning to be delivered.”
― Elif Shafak, The Architect's Apprentice

“That night as I cried myself to sleep I knew that, somewhere in the sky, Karim was doing the same; and some of my tears were his tears, and some of his tears were mine.”
― Kamila Shamsie, Kartography: A Lyrical Literary Romance of Fated Love and Secrets in Pakistan

“But Istanbul is a city of easy forgettings. Things are written in water over there, except the works of my master, which are written in stone.”
― Elif Shafak, The Architect's Apprentice

“It's odd how faces, solid and visible as they are, evaporate, while words, made of breath, stay.”
― Elif Shafak, The Architect's Apprentice