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Nadeem Aslam is a British author of Pakistani origin, known for his insightful social commentary and rich literary imagination. His works often explore themes of religion, cultural conflict, and identity.

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“Pull a thread here and you’ll find it’s attached to the rest of the world.”

World Thread Interconnectedness

Book:The Wasted Vigil

Source: The Wasted Vigil

“There are times in this life when a person must do or say things he doesn't want to. Human beings and chains, it is the oldest acquaintanceship in the world.”

World Want Humans Persons Human Beings Chains This Life

Book:Maps for Lost Lovers

Source: Maps for Lost Lovers

“Paper is the strongest material in the world. Things under which a mountain will crumble, you can place on paper and it will hold: beauty at its most intense; love at its fiercest; the greatest grief; the greatest rage.”

World Grief Materials Mountain Paper Rage Intense Strongest Intense Love

Author:Nadeem Aslam

“How keen everyone is to make this world their home forgetting its impermanence It's like trying to see and name constellations in a fireworks display.”

World Trying Home Names Forget This World Display Impermanence Constellations Fireworks

Book:The Wasted Vigil

Source: The Wasted Vigil

“This is among the few things that can be said about love with any confidence. It is small enough to be contained within the heart but, pull thin, it would drape the entire world.”

World Heart Said Enough Drapes

Book:The Wasted Vigil

Source: The Wasted Vigil

“Paper is the strongest material in the world; paper can handle what I can't.”

World I Can Materials Paper Handle Strongest

Author:Nadeem Aslam

About the Author

Born: 1966
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 32

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