Rubaba Hasan

“She felt the lurch of a head rush. The boy who had not paid attention to her; the man who’d embarked on an affair knowing she could never be his; at the last moment he was asking for more. A piece of her was elated. But she was also struck by his selfishness.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth

“I returned to my existence, the existence I had chosen instead of you.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth

“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
― Ray Bradbury

“I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings