Love is like an eternal flame, once it is lit, it will continue to burn for all time.
Kamila ShamsiePride! In English it is a Deadly Sin. But in Urdu it is fakhr and nazish - both names that you can find more than once on our family tree.
Kamila ShamsieFor a second I was almost jealous of the clouds. Why was he looking to them for an escape when I was right here beside him?
Kamila ShamsieNo self-respecting feminist could argue with the claim that the novel is more likely to accept existing power structures than not. But there's a vast difference, surely, between Dickens saying Indians should be exterminated and a Dave Eggers writing eloquently about the NSA, but not being as outspoken on American military power abroad.
Kamila Shamsie