Quotes by : Hanif Kureishi

People go their whole lives wanting to be admired for their hidden qualities.

I began to enjoy my own generosity; I felt the pleasure of pleasing others, especially as this was accompanied....

He died at the wrong time, when there was much to be clarified and established. They hadn’t even started....

Now, watching her sleep, and closing his eyes, he felt, in this particular intimacy - stowed beneath....

He was, after all, just a man. And not merely a narrative.

I know love is dark work; you have to get your hands dirty. If you hold back, nothing interesting happens.....

Plato, along with the latest pope, recognised how dangerous it is to have an artist around making mischief,....

Maybe you never stop feeling like an eight-year-old in front of your parents. You resolve to be your....

Who can think of Larkin now without considering his fondness for the buttocks of schoolgirls and paranoid....

I’ve said before, Harry, no need to hide your light,” said Alice, squeezing his hand. She giggled,....