You Think You Know Me Quotes

“You need to stop worrying about the world and start worrying about who you want to be, Hanan. Believe me when I say the world doesn’t give any fucks for you. You can trust me on that.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“All I’ve ever done is follow the rules and yet, somehow, it still isn’t enough. There’ll always be new hoops to jump through, like I’m in a dog show that I didn’t sign up for.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“We all know the story and how it unfolds. We all know our roles. Bad Muslim guy. Bad Muslim people. Good guys with pitchforks and torches trying to drive out the evil. Eventually, the play comes to an end, but we’re all just patiently waiting for the next showing to start.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“What you see in their eyes is a reflection of what's in yours.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“Everything in life – everything happens for a reason whether we like it or not, whether it’s what we sought or what we avoided, but there is something to be learned from everything. Never forget that. Otherwise, our lives, our experiences are wasted and then… then we are nothing more than a rubber band which goes back to what it was before.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“When the sky breaks apart and when the stars fall scattering and when the seas erupted that a soul will know what it has put forth and kept back.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“These people want you to do a little song and dance for them. But why? You’ve been doing that since you got here and look what they’re trying to do to you now. It hasn’t gotten you anywhere so… just think about that.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“A small part of me is worried that if I give words to my feelings, it might make them more real.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“Don't make more trouble opening your mouth”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me