Quotes from book

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

“It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins.”

“You're never rude,' she said, smiling, 'and I think it's good to be touchy sometimes. It means you care.”

“Four thousand years ago, we, the people of the Indus River basin, had cities that were laid out on grids and boasted underground sewers, while the ancestors of those who would invade and colonize America were illiterate barbarians.”

“She attracted people to her; she had presence, an uncommon. Documenting her effect on her habitat, a naturalist would likely have compared her to a lioness: strong, sleek, and invariably surrounded by her pride.”

“You're a watchful guy. you know where that comes from?" I shook my head. "It comes from feeling out of place," he said. "Believe me. I know.”

“She was struggling against a current that brought her inside herself.”

“Time only moves in one direction. Remember that. Things always change.”

“I responded to the gravity of an invisible moon at my core, and I undertook journeys I had not expected to take.”