My mom told us never to reveal that we were Shia in school. You would find out that some other kid was Shiite, and you would whisper, 'Hey,' or you would see someone at the mosque, and you'd be like, 'Hey, that kid's Shiite!' There was a lot of tension, a lot of violence in Karachi between Shiites and Sunnis.
Copy QuoteMy mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Copy Quote View & ShareHaving children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
Copy Quote View & ShareOnly mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children.
Copy Quote View & ShareI am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.
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