Muhammad Ishfaq

“[B]riefing is not reading. In fact it is the antithesis of reading. Briefing is terse, factual and to the point. Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting. Briefing closes down a subject, reading opens it up.”
― Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.”
― Marston Bates, The Nature of Natural History

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves