Faiza Ahmed

“A big seizure just kind of grabs the inside of your skull and squeezes. It feels as if it's twisting and turning your brain all up and down and inside out. Have you ever heard a washing machine suddenly flip into that bang-bang-bang sound when it gets out of balance, or a chain saw when the chain breaks and gets caught up in the gears, or an animal like a cat, screeching in pain? Those are what seizures felt like when I was little.”
― Terry Trueman, Stuck in Neutral

“I feel like I am always the one tearing everything up and forever sewing it back together.”
― Saadat Hasan Manto

“You're never rude,' she said, smiling, 'and I think it's good to be touchy sometimes. It means you care.”
― Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist

“...and it is also possible, that Saadat Hasan dies, but Manto remains alive.”
― Saadat Hasan Manto