Hanif Kureishi Quotes

“My son, there may be a time when I explain these things to you, because there may be a time when I understand them.”

“I can only think how good life on earth can be, at times. What grief two people can give to one another! And what pleasure!”

“Dear God, teach me to be careless.”

“I know love is dark work; you have to get your hands dirty. If you hold back, nothing interesting happens. At the same time, you have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you; too far and they abandon you. How to hold them in the right relation?”

“Have you ever realised that if a person can make you angry, that person actually controls you.”

“You don't stop loving someone just because you hate them.”

“Luck, Love and Life.The three of them are interrelated.Once you are in love, luck favors you and your life takes the good path at every turn.Once you get luck on your side, you find your life to be worthy and love at your doorstep.Once you realise the importance of your life, love comes all the way to you and brings luck all along.”

“Security and safety were the reward of dullness.”

“The problem with you khakis is that you have started believing your own nonsense.”

“Being in love means being at the mercy of someone's childhood.”