Quotes About Mohsin Hamid

I love 'Exit West' by Mohsin Hamid. It's a magical realism retelling of the refugee experience, where people find these magical doors that transport them to another country.

Capitalism is like the law of the jungle with a few rules. There isn't another system that works for our society but left unchecked, capitalism can have a dehumanising effect.

I try to write short novels and leave details out not because I want to be minimalist, but because I think that it enables the readers' creativity and interaction with the book.

The notion of love as a potentially destructive and potentially redemptive human force is something that comes across in all my books.

You are a door to an existence she does not desire, but even if the room beyond is repugnant, that door has won a portion of her affection.

When my turn came, I said I hoped one day to be the dictator of an Islamic republic with nuclear capability; the others appeared shocked, and I was forced to explain that I had been joking.

He whispers a benediction and breathes it into the air, spreading his hope for you with a contraction of the lungs.

Look, unless you're writing one, a self-help book is an oxymoron.

abandoning the city to the predations of warriors on both sides who seemed content to flatten it in order to possess it.

America is our enemy; America should give us more aid.

I think that there is a degree of petulance around President Trump and also a degree of sort of blundering incompetence, which is unlike most businesspeople.