"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.
fiction | 385 pages | Published in 2018
Quotes
We all belong to one another.
belongingunity
I wish you would tell me how you feel, so I can understand, so I can help you.
communicationempathy
Sometimes we don't recognize the significant moments of our lives while they're happening.
perspectiveappreciation
It's not that easy to keep quiet, to be the one who listens.
listeningpatience
In forgiveness, they found freedom.
forgivenessfreedom
Every step an act of faith.
faithperseverance
She wanted him to know that she understood him without his having to say a word.
understandingempathy
Love was a kind of grief.
loveemotions
We carry our hatreds, when we should have buried them.
hatredforgiveness
It’s as if he knows that our hearts are open, that our hearts are always open for him, no matter what.
lovefamily





