Mohamed Latiff Mohamed Quotes

“They will try to ascribe a purpose to my death, as though it were a punishment, but don’t you do so, in order that I continue to live in all the shadows of your longing. I will always be in your sleep and your wakefulness. I will be with you praying, propitiating and yearning for you, in sadness, in sorrow, in dismay and in the most profound happiness.”
― Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, The Widower

“Merdeka!' the Malay man screamed.

'Merdekaaaaaa!' the sea of people echoed.”
― Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, Confrontation

“I think, therefore I am. My fingers that caress these rose and frangipani petals are a result of my thoughts. I feel content, tender. I feel entranced, ecstatic and besotted by the fragrance of the flowers and this is because of my thoughts.”
― Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, The Widower

“Pak Karman hugged his wife’s gravestone tightly. “You left without saying farewell!” The whole of the graveyard was ablaze with light.”
― Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, The Widower