Quotes by Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia

Explore a curated collection of 10 quotes by Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

But you're beautiful, and the beautiful should be given whatever they want.""Hey, what about the ugly ones?""The ugly on — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
However angry I was with him, however much I wanted to humiliate Terry, I suddenly saw such humanity in his eyes, and in — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
I began to enjoy my own generosity; I felt the pleasure of pleasing others, especially as this was accompanied by money- — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
You see, I have come to believe in self-help, individual initiative, the love of what you do, and the full development o — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
Yes, Eleanor loathed herself and yet required praise, which she then never believed. — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
I didn't want to be educated. It wasn't the right time of my life for concentration, it really wasn't. The spirit of the — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
He died at the wrong time, when there was much to be clarified and established. They hadn’t even started to be grown-ups — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
Maybe you never stop feeling like an eight-year-old in front of your parents. You resolve to be your mature self, to rea — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
The city blew the windows of my brain wide open. But being in a place so bright, fast and brilliant made you vertiginous — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
I admired him more than anyone but I didn't wish him well. It was that I preferred him to me and wanted to be him. I cov — Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia