Only in novels can we take another human being into our head and create something jointly.
Mohsin HamidThe world seems concerned with Pakistan primarily as an actor in global attempts to combat terrorism.
Mohsin HamidSufi poetry is, in a sense, self-help poetry about how to live a decent life, how to deal with your mortality.
Mohsin HamidIn some contexts in Pakistan maybe a beard is negative. It depends. And in some contexts in America maybe a beard is positive. I think there's certainly lots of hipster communities where having a beard makes me look a little bit less like a, you know, middle-aged fuddy-duddy. And there's some places in Pakistan where having a beard, you know, certain corporate contexts, certain social contexts, where it's not an advantage to have a beard.
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