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Laila Lalami quotes: The universe had an odd sense of fairness; it took away things one did not want to give up, and then gave things one did not ask for.

The universe had an odd sense of fairness; it took away things one did not want to give up, and then gave things one did not ask for.

Laila Lalami quotes: There are things far more valuable than private comfort or public admiration.

There are things far more valuable than private comfort or public admiration.

Laila Lalami quotes: From that blighted time came the saying: when bellies speak, reason is lost.

From that blighted time came the saying: when bellies speak, reason is lost.

Laila Lalami quotes: But life should not be traded for gold - a simple lesson, which I had had to learn twice.

But life should not be traded for gold - a simple lesson, which I had had to learn twice.

Laila Lalami quotes: In some ways, I think it's the closest that we come to the truth - is in the form of fiction.

In some ways, I think it's the closest that we come to the truth - is in the form of fiction.

Laila Lalami quotes: To overcome my fear, I shackled myself with hope, its links heavier than any metal known to man.

To overcome my fear, I shackled myself with hope, its links heavier than any metal known to man.

Laila Lalami quotes: I ignored the teachings of our Messenger, that all men are brothers, and that there is no difference among them save in the goodness of their actions.

I ignored the teachings of our Messenger, that all men are brothers, and that there is no difference among them save in the goodness of their actions.

Laila Lalami quotes: He warned me that trade would open the door to greed and greed was an inconsiderate guest; it would bring its evil relations with it.

He warned me that trade would open the door to greed and greed was an inconsiderate guest; it would bring its evil relations with it.

Laila Lalami quotes: No lies are more seductive than the ones we use to console ourselves.

No lies are more seductive than the ones we use to console ourselves.

Laila Lalami quotes: Immigration, a lexicon. You're a 'migrant' when you're very poor; 'immigrant' when you're not so poor; and 'expat' when you're rich.

Immigration, a lexicon. You're a 'migrant' when you're very poor; 'immigrant' when you're not so poor; and 'expat' when you're rich.

Laila Lalami quotes: Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present.

Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present.

Laila Lalami quotes: But he is only a man; he derives his power from other men, who will follow him for only as long as they believe in him.

But he is only a man; he derives his power from other men, who will follow him for only as long as they believe in him.

Laila Lalami quotes: He, too, wanted to tell the story of our adventure in his own way. Praise

He, too, wanted to tell the story of our adventure in his own way. Praise

Laila Lalami quotes: Name is precious; it carries inside it a language, a history, a set of traditions, a particular way of looking at the world.

Name is precious; it carries inside it a language, a history, a set of traditions, a particular way of looking at the world.

Laila Lalami quotes: Unfounded gossip can turn into sanctioned history if falls into the hands of the right storyteller.

Unfounded gossip can turn into sanctioned history if falls into the hands of the right storyteller.