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“Why South Asian actors could be funny or nerdy but never sexy, yet South Asian actresses had to be.”
― No Land's Man
― No Land's Man
“Human beings don’t necessarily exist inside of (or correspond to) the neat racial, gendered, or national boxes into which we often unthinkingly place them.”
― Discontent and Its Civilizations
― Discontent and Its Civilizations
“Carpetbaggers with no culture or moral compass, enabled and empowered with new money.”
― Fresh Off the Boat
― Fresh Off the Boat
“Money had them under a spell. Once they spent the money on a problem, they never thought about it again.”
― Fresh Off the Boat
― Fresh Off the Boat
“Yes, the empire is sick, and, what is worse, it is trying to become accustomed to its sores. This is the aim of my explorations: examining the traces of happiness still to be glimpsed, I gauge its short supply. If you want to know how much darkness there is around you, you must sharpen your eyes, peering at the faint lights in the distance.”
― Invisible Cities
― Invisible Cities
Ali’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ali’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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