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The Buddha of Suburbia
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"The Buddha of Suburbia" Quotes

"The Buddha of Suburbia" follows Karim Amir, a mixed-race teenager in 1970s London, as he navigates identity, culture, and ambition during a time of social change.

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Only dull and virtuous people bore themselves and each other.

Hanif Kureishi

You didn't understand that there isn't anywhere else.

Hanif Kureishi

We all reach a point in our lives when we stop fixing our parents;

Hanif Kureishi

I suppose the part of him that had no manners attracted me.

Hanif Kureishi

I was still busy feeling sorry for myself;

Hanif Kureishi

You thought cold was glamorous, exciting.

Hanif Kureishi

If Karim had a mum who could moan about the past. He wouldn't need anything else.

Hanif Kureishi

You've always been the one I wanted, deep down, but we were both too bloody fragile to be around each other.

Hanif Kureishi

You're my future, the rest is a can of beans.

Hanif Kureishi

It was like a room where all the furniture was nailed to the ceiling.

Hanif Kureishi