“Life is a game of snakes and ladders, sir. You are steadily progressing accros the board, rolling sixes on the dice and thinking you are going to win - suddenly you land on a long snake and slide several rows down, far away from the destination again. -Mr. Ali-”

“At least if it is an arranged marriage, you can fault your parents, otherwise you will have only yourself to blame. And, believe me, it is always harder to bear something if you cannot blame somebody else for it. -Mr. Ali-”

“If you don’t even leave the house for fear of the journey, how will you ever reach your destination? -Rehman-”

“..because human beings cannot remain grateful for long, you know.”

“You can have the whole world looking out for you, Pari, but it is not a substitute for that one special person to share your life with.”

“Into each life, a little rain will fall. But everyone must suffer the sun burning down too.”

“What kind of Muslim are you?Are you a once-a-lifetime, once-a-year, once-a-week, once-a-day man?”