Secrets are my currency: I deal in them for a living. The secrets of desire, of what people really want, and of what they fear the most. The secrets of why love is difficult, sex complicated, living painful and death so close and yet placed far away. Why are pleasure and punishment closely related? How do our bodies speak? Why do we make ourselves ill? Why do you want to fail? Why is pleasure hard to bear?
Hanif KureishiFalling in love was simple; one had only to yield. Digesting another person, however, and sustaining love, was bloody work, and not a soft job.
Hanif KureishiChildren, who have yet to learn our ways, are notoriously promiscuous in their affection. Theyโll sit on anyoneโs knee.
Hanif KureishiMy guess is that she is uncomfortable in such an intransigent world but is unable to live accordingly to her own desire.
Hanif Kureishi