Zia Haider Rahman Quotes

Since when did books ever solve anything? They only raise more questions than they answer, otherwise they’re just fucking entertainment, and I am not here to fucking entertain you.

That’s another argument for writing: making something that outlasts you.

I wasn’t as untrusting. I had faith in the goodness of people, the perfection of love.
What happened?
Everything ends. And it’s how they end that leaves the lasting effect.

No sight better expresses the politics of aid, the dynamics of the West and the developing countries, than the image of children, happy or in need.

You think people never say what they mean. The truth is, nine times out of ten what they say is all they mean.