Among the lessons I learned on Hajj was that I needed to be mindful and keep the inner connection with God at all times and that self-improvement is definitely a never-ending struggle.

But I comforted myself with the thought that the reward for every discomfort I suffered for God was a spiritual blessing.

God does not expect of us what we cannot do, but He does expect what we can do.

God was inviting me to go on Hajj, but before that I needed to settle my debts. Muslims may only embark on their pilgrimage if they are debt-free or at least have made an arrangement for repayment.

You may have lost someone, but you’ve found something immeasurably more valuable: God, ’ she told me. ‘And God’s love lasts forever.

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

I only make notes, I don't write dialogues in full. And the notes are very much based on my knowledge of person.

Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.

The imagination is not an escape, but a return to the richness of our true selves; a return to reality.

I study the Bible and spend time on the Internet.

What is called politics is comparatively something so superficial and inhuman, that practically I have never fairly recognized that it concerns me at all.

The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway.

What are the stories you want people to tell about you?