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

“Don’t let rich people make you feel ashamed. The only difference between us and them is that they got to Istanbul first and started making money before we did.”
― Orhan Pamuk, A Strangeness in My Mind

“The Holy Guide reminded him that in Islam labor was a form of prayer.”
― 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