Anjum Haz

“তুমি শুধু একদিন ব্যথা হয়ে এসেছিলে কবে
সেদিকে ফিরিনি আর, চড়ুই এর মতো আমি ঘাস খড় পাতার আহ্বানে চলে গেছি, এ জীবন কবে যেন মাঠে মাঠে ঘাস হয়ে রবে।”
― Jibanananda Das

“Doesn't look like much, does he?" murmurs Fredrick. "Hardly a couple of ounces of feathers and bones. But that bird can fly to Africa and back. Powered by bugs and worms and desire.”
― Anthony Doerr

“Adri's heart has time to break many times as she crouches down to get a better look at the child. Adri has seen war, she's seen suffering, but you never get used to it. You never know what to say to a four-year-old who hurts and thinks that's normal, because life has never shown her anything else.”
― Fredrik Backman

“Because it makes him feel part of the team. Because there's something wonderful about making the same noise as everyone around him.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown