Faheem Akbar

“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
― Noam Chomsky

“Afghanistan is not only the mirror of the Afghans: it is the mirror of the world. 'If you do not like the image in the mirror, do not break the mirror, break your face,' says an old Persian proverb.”
― Ahmed Rashid, Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

“Conscience is the light by which we interpret the will of God in our own lives.”
― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island

“That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars