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A Place for Us
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"A Place for Us" Quotes

"A Place for Us" is a touching and profound story about an Indian-American Muslim family navigating tradition and modernity.

Quotes

We all belong to one another.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

belongingunity

I wish you would tell me how you feel, so I can understand, so I can help you.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

communicationempathy

Sometimes we don't recognize the significant moments of our lives while they're happening.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

perspectiveappreciation

It's not that easy to keep quiet, to be the one who listens.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

listeningpatience

In forgiveness, they found freedom.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

forgivenessfreedom

Every step an act of faith.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

faithperseverance

She wanted him to know that she understood him without his having to say a word.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

understandingempathy

Love was a kind of grief.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

loveemotions

We carry our hatreds, when we should have buried them.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

hatredforgiveness

It’s as if he knows that our hearts are open, that our hearts are always open for him, no matter what.

Fatima Farheen Mirza

lovefamily