Sumaiyya

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Sumaiyya’s Quotes

“You can never see anything clearly when you're running.”
― Lisa Lutz, The Passenger

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“Language does this to our memories—simplifies, solidifies, codifies, mummifies. An oft-told story is like a photograph in a family album; eventually, it replaces the moment it was meant to capture.”
― Karen Joy Fowler, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

tags: memory

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“I long ago abandoned myself to a blind lust for the written word. Literature is my sandbox. In it I play, build my forts and castles, spend glorious time.”
― Rabih Alameddine, An Unnecessary Woman

tags: biblioholism, book-lust, books, literature, reading, words

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“You are a circus act all of your own and I cannot help but be your audience.”
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You

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“She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.”
― Roman Payne

tags: empowerment, exploration, feminism, roman-payne, strong-women, the-wanderess, wander, wanderer, wanderess, wandering

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Bookstagram — 2439 members — last activity Feb 03, 2025 04:37PM
For People with Book Accounts on Instagram to connect and discuss books, books pictures and bookish stuff! Started by yours truly at http://www.insta ...more

The Literary Girls — 41 members — last activity Jul 06, 2016 07:16AM
" "Books are to the mind what windows are to a home!" Imagine living in a home with no windows. How dark, how stale, how dreary! Windows bring light t ...more

Sumaiyya’s Book Club — 164 members — last activity Jun 22, 2026 07:53AM
A space where we discuss Middle Eastern, South Asian, Muslim and immigrant stories. Founded by @sumaiyya.books. JULY PICK: If They Come For Us by Fat ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222845 members — last activity Aug 04, 2026 12:09PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more