Babus Ahmed

“It’s not strange at all,” Sarah said. “It’s the loneliest people who love books the most.”
― Etaf Rum, A Woman is No Man

“Only a psychopath would ever think of doing these things, only a psychopath would dream of abusing other people in such a way, only a psychopath would treat people as less than human just for money. The shocking truth is, even though they now have most if not all of the money, they want still more, they want all of the money that you have left in your pockets, they want it all because they have no empathy with other people, with other creatures, they have no feeling for the world which they exploit, they have no love or sense of being or belonging for their souls are dead, dead to all things but greed and a desire to rule over others.”
― Arun D. Ellis, Corpalism

“I’ve been trying to figure out what this disease is teaching me,” she says slowly. “About death?” “No. About life.” Win runs her hand over the couch, making the nap of the suede stand on end. “I mean, life is supposed to make us grow, right? To become better? If that’s the case, what is death going to do to me?”
― Jodi Picoult, The Book of Two Ways

“All because of that one terrible, terrible mistake. The mistake of thinking that he loved her, that they had a future together and she was more than just a passing fancy. A mere dalliance.”
― J.A. Baker, The Perfect Parents