I’m exhausted and have a piercing headache. Dil chahta hai chai ka injection laga luun. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

“ہم وہ سنتے ہیں، جو ہم سننا چاہتے ہیں۔ وہ دیکھتے ہیں، جو ہم دیکھنا چاہتے ہیں۔وہ یاد رکھتے ہیں، جو ہم یاد رکھنا چاہتے ہیں۔ اور بعض دفعہ ہم دوسروں کے کانوں سے سنتے ہیں، دوسروں کی آنکھوں سے دیکھتے ہیں، دوسروں کا کہا یاد رکھتے ہیں۔ لیکن حقیقت کچھ اور بھی تو ہوسکتی…

“Curse this world for what it does to the mothers, for what it does to the daughters. Curse it for making us strong through loss and pain, our hearts torn from our chests again and again. Curse it for forcing us to endure.” ― Sabaa Tahir, A Reaper at the Gates ~~~ Want more of…

I’m running on zero hours of sleep,  four cups of tea and a ton of frustration. Tread lightly around me. Rida to Hassan (From my story A bibliophile’s dream) ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show…

For the past few weeks, one thought or emotion has been on my mind: zor se ek mukka maarungi na, batteesee toot jayegi. And I want to say it to everyone: the colleagues who push untested code and I have to sit and cleanup their shit, the neighbour who thinks it’s okay to park his…

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

 وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ اور نہیں اٹھائے گی بوجھ اٹھانے والی جان بوجھ دوسری (جان) کا ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

“cheezen waqti hoti hain, toot jati hain, bikhar jati hain, rawaiye daaimi hote hain, sadiyon k liye apna asar chorh jate hain..” ― Nimra Ahmed, Jannat Kay Pattay / جنت کے پتے ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books…

“What is next to ecstasy? Pain. What is next to pain? Nothingness. What is next to nothingness? Hell.” ― Umera Ahmed ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar