Hanif Kureishi Quotes

You don't stop loving someone just because you hate them.

~ Hanif Kureishi

Dear God, teach me to be careless.

~ Hanif Kureishi

I know love is dark work; you have to get your hands dirty. If you hold back, nothing interesting happens. At the same time, you have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you; too far and they abandon you. How to hold them in the right relation?

~ Hanif Kureishi

I can only think how good life on earth can be, at times. What grief two people can give to one another! And what pleasure!

~ Hanif Kureishi

My son, there may be a time when I explain these things to you, because there may be a time when I understand them.

~ Hanif Kureishi