“Maybe that's what living is--recognizing the marvels and oddities around you.”
―
S.K. Ali,
Love From A to Z
“Make sure that you make the beginning of whatever you begin beautiful.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” ― S.K. Ali, Saints and Misfits
“I'm not a violent person. I'm not advocating violence. But I am an angry person. I'm advocating for more people to get angry. Get moved.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Never, ever quake in the face of hate, Zayneb.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“The world is a mysterious place. On the one hand, its size can be measured and recorded and verified. Its marvels and oddities captured in complex, empirical detail.On the other hand, its size is relative to our mind’s perception of it. Its marvels and oddities only extending to how far our vision goes.For some of us, this means the world is small, including only those we see as belonging to it. People related to us, people who look like us, dress like us, think like us.For others, it’s medium-size and includes those we connect to through some similarity, some trait that pings familiarity within, which then allows us to overlook the differences between us and them.And then there are those who see the world as huge, as the actual size it measurably is.Huge enough to include vast differences, people with nothing in common with one another except a beating heart and a feeling soul, these two—heart, soul—being the strongest connection between us all.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“She believed in such a world, where everyone got a turn, a season in the sun.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Your resistance to my existence is futile.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“This is a love story. You’ve been warned.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“I was in this weird space of wanting not to be alone and wanting not to be crowded, either.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Human rights. For everyone. Because that was the only way the world made sense. When the arc of care went far and wide, it journeyed and battled to exclude none.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“They say friends are the family you choose” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Girls like me who see and feel the pains and problems of the world don’t make sense to people. So maybe we’re meant to be alone, or only with people exactly like us.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“The shame should have been all his but I chose to carry it around this whole time.” ― S.K. Ali, Saints and Misfits
“We're allowed to cry.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“I’m someone who gets consumed by stuff. It engulfs me, wraps me up in its embrace, and doesn’t let me be until I’ve deal with it.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Life goes on, even if love doesn't.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“One of the reasons Ayaan said she loves being Muslim is because it makes her feel like a natural feminist. "Like hello? Our queen Khadija didn't wait for the man she had her eye on to ask her, to get on his knees. Nope. Instead, she said, 'I like you, oh employee of mine. Will you marry me?' And then, after they hitched, she just kept her job as his boss. Mad respect.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“There are a lot of ways to show our faith and love to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. You pick the ones that are right for who you are right now.” ― S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid
“Make sure that you make the beginning of whatever you begin beautiful.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” ― S.K. Ali, Saints and Misfits
“I'm not a violent person. I'm not advocating violence. But I am an angry person. I'm advocating for more people to get angry. Get moved.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Never, ever quake in the face of hate, Zayneb.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“The world is a mysterious place. On the one hand, its size can be measured and recorded and verified. Its marvels and oddities captured in complex, empirical detail.On the other hand, its size is relative to our mind’s perception of it. Its marvels and oddities only extending to how far our vision goes.For some of us, this means the world is small, including only those we see as belonging to it. People related to us, people who look like us, dress like us, think like us.For others, it’s medium-size and includes those we connect to through some similarity, some trait that pings familiarity within, which then allows us to overlook the differences between us and them.And then there are those who see the world as huge, as the actual size it measurably is.Huge enough to include vast differences, people with nothing in common with one another except a beating heart and a feeling soul, these two—heart, soul—being the strongest connection between us all.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“She believed in such a world, where everyone got a turn, a season in the sun.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Your resistance to my existence is futile.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“This is a love story. You’ve been warned.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“I was in this weird space of wanting not to be alone and wanting not to be crowded, either.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Human rights. For everyone. Because that was the only way the world made sense. When the arc of care went far and wide, it journeyed and battled to exclude none.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“They say friends are the family you choose” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Girls like me who see and feel the pains and problems of the world don’t make sense to people. So maybe we’re meant to be alone, or only with people exactly like us.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“The shame should have been all his but I chose to carry it around this whole time.” ― S.K. Ali, Saints and Misfits
“We're allowed to cry.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“I’m someone who gets consumed by stuff. It engulfs me, wraps me up in its embrace, and doesn’t let me be until I’ve deal with it.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“Life goes on, even if love doesn't.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“One of the reasons Ayaan said she loves being Muslim is because it makes her feel like a natural feminist. "Like hello? Our queen Khadija didn't wait for the man she had her eye on to ask her, to get on his knees. Nope. Instead, she said, 'I like you, oh employee of mine. Will you marry me?' And then, after they hitched, she just kept her job as his boss. Mad respect.” ― S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z
“There are a lot of ways to show our faith and love to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. You pick the ones that are right for who you are right now.” ― S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid
