Quotes by Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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A single strand appeared to unite these conflicts, and that was the advancement of a small coterie's concept of American — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
What happens is my mind starts to go in circles, thinking and thinking, and then I can't sleep. And once a couple of day — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Our relationship could now thrive only in my head, and to discuss it with a mother intent—admittedly in my own best inte — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
...status, as in any traditional, class-conscious society, declines more slowly than wealth. — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
I did not grow up in poverty. But I did grow up with a poor boy's sense of longing, in my case not for what my family ha — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Such journeys have convinced me that it is not always possible to restore one's boundaries after they have been blurred — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
one's rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper. — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
It is remarkable indeed how we human beings are capable of delighting in the mating call of a flower while we are surrou — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
It seemed to me then - and to be honest, sir, seems to me still - that America was engaged only in posturing. As a socie — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
What did I think of Princeton? Well, the answer to that question requires a story. When I first arrived, I looked around — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
I felt suddenly very young - or perhaps I felt my age: an almost childlike twenty-two, rather than that permanent middle — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Some of my relatives held on to imagined memories the way homeless people hold onto lottery tickets. Nostalgia was their — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
A common strand appeared to unite these conflicts, and that was the advancement of a small coterie’s concept of American — Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist