Sadiqa Ismail

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

“She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew.”
― Shel Silverstein, Every Thing on It

“But I think it must be easier for a girl to marry someone she doesn’t know, because the more you get to know men, the harder it is to love them.”
― Orhan Pamuk, A Strangeness in My Mind

“I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen.”
― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent