Watching Jamila sometimes made me think the world was divided into three sorts of people: those who knew what they wanted to do; those (the unhappiest) who never knew what their purpose in life was; and those who found out later on. I was in the last category, I reckoned, which didn't stop me wishing I'd been born into the first.
Hanif KureishiI'm always writing. I'm an obsessive. It's not because I'm a disciplined person. It's because I'm crazy about it.
Hanif KureishiChildren, who have yet to learn our ways, are notoriously promiscuous in their affection. Theyโll sit on anyoneโs knee.
Hanif Kureishi