Huma

“How can I tell,” said the man, “that the past isn’t a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensations and my state of mind?”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

“Never part with information unnecessarily. That's my rule,”
― Agatha Christie, The Sittaford Mystery

“In fact, I was shortly to be chosen for my first tour to New Zealand. Again, I had Javed, now restored to captaincy, to thank. I was immediately anxious. I could not drive. I had neither money of my own nor even a bank account. I rang Javed and asked him how much it would cost me to go on the tour; he replied deadpan: "100,000 rupees."

My heart sank. 'Javed bhai, my dad would never give me that amount of money,' I said gloomily. 'I'm sorry. I won't be able to come.'

Javed burst out laughing. 'You idiot!' he said. 'You don't have to pay; you get paid.'

I couldn't believe it. 'I get paid?' I said. 'To play for Pakistan? Unbelievable!”
― Gideon Haigh, Sultan: A Memoir

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
― Ernest Hemingway