Among the Ruins Quotes

“If one could be enraged by the loss of a favorite sports team, shouldn't his anger rise at the entrenchment of a scheme whereby no innocent person was safe, where self-determination was a crime punished by the vagaries of an opaque & impervious justice system?”
― Ausma Zehanat Khan, Among the Ruins

“And why are you wearing plastic?

It's not plastic, Nate said, affronted.
It's the same material mountain climbers use for protection at high altitudes.

Hmm she said. You know Toronto's almost at sea level, right?”
― Ausma Zehanat Khan, Among the Ruins

“...this is Iran. They're hardly going to hand you a phone number on a napkin.

Iran is no different from anywhere else, except that young people have to be more creative when it comes to expressing their interest.”
― Ausma Zehanat Khan, Among the Ruins

“What do strangers owe each other in this life?”
― Ausma Zehanat Khan, Among the Ruins