Saadat Hasan Manto Quotes
Here in Manto's own words that he wanted to mark his grave with: "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Here lies Saadat Hasan Manto and with him lie buried all the secrets and mysteries of the art of short-story writing.... Under tons of earth he lies, still wondering who among the two is greater short-story writer: God or He.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.
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I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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I don't really have a main source for my style inspiration. It's really about however I feel about myself at the moment.
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'The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in translation, the superb quality of Vasquez's prose is evident, captured in Anne McLean's idiomatic English version. All the novel's characters are well imagined, original and rounded.
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Dancing has always been a passion of mine.
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
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Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
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All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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It's the sum of the parts that make up the whole, so in my opinion excellence comes from how one undertakes to do something. It all begins with the thought process - which is creative and exalted to produce something out of the ordinary.
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Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
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Customer expectations? Nonsense. No customer ever asked for the electric light, the pneumatic tire, the VCR, or the CD. All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.
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My truest passion is writing, so I continue to do that on my own while seeing what all the buzz is about being in front of the camera.
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We are not built for the mountains and the dawns and aesthetic affinities, those are for moments of inspiration, that is all. We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff we are in, and that is where we have to prove our mettle. Spiritual selfishness always wants repeated moments on the mount. We feel we could talk like angels and live like angels, if only we could stay on the mount. The times of exaltation are exceptional, they have their meaning in our life with God, but we must beware lest our spiritual selfishness wants to make them the only time.
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I started writing music in a French way: more focused on lyrics than melody.
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In 2000, I realized I had reached that certain age when the parts get scarcer. So I decided to try my hand at directing.
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Here in Manto's own words that he wanted to mark his grave with: "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Here lies Saadat Hasan Manto and with him lie buried all the secrets and mysteries of the art of short-story writing.... Under tons of earth he lies, still wondering who among the two is greater short-story writer: God or He.
