Ali Latifi

“Why South Asian actors could be funny or nerdy but never sexy, yet South Asian actresses had to be.”
― Aasif Mandvi, No Land's Man

“The blast wave that passed through my sister’s office doubtless passed through devout Muslims, atheist Muslims, gay Muslims, funny Muslims, and lovestruck Muslims—not to mention Pakistani Christians, Chinese engineers, American security contractors, and Indian Sikhs. What civilization, then, did the bomb target? And from what civilization did it originate?”
― Mohsin Hamid, Discontent and Its Civilizations

“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.”
― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

“Money had them under a spell. Once they spent the money on a problem, they never thought about it again.”
― Eddie Huang, Fresh Off the Boat