Memorable Quotes from Viveik Kalra
5 quotesA Father's Doubt About Writing Aspirations
Javed
Dad, I want to be a writer.
Malik
Writing isn't a job.
Javed
It can be!
Malik
Name me one Pakistani writer. Just one!
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Authority and Identity in Dialogue
Javed
Who's that?
Roops
The Boss.
Javed
Whose boss?
Roops
The boss of us all.
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Conflicted Aspirations and Family Expectations
Malik
Where did you get the money to buy these tickets?
Javed
I earned it, at the Herald.
Malik
You told me that they didn't pay you. Your mother has been working night and day for this wedding, and you had money to waste?! This has gone too far. Give me those tickets.
Javed
No! They're mine! It's my money! I can't wait to get away from here. I want to go to university.
Malik
You will go to university in Luton.
Javed
Luton doesn't even have a university! But Manchester University, they want me!
Malik
You will not go to Manchester, you will not go anywhere! Give me those tickets!
Javed
NO!! I bought them with money I earned as a writer. My words paid for these.
Malik
GIVE ME THOSE TICKETS!
Javed
NO!
Malik
HERE, GIVE ME THOSE TICKETS!
Shazia
No, Dad! Stop!
Noor
Please, stop!
[trying to intervene]
Javed
Dad, get off me!
[Malik forcibly snatches the tickets from Javed's hands and rips them up]
Noor
Please stop! What are you doing?
Malik
What did I say? Huh?! You are not British! So stop acting like a gora. You are Pakistani, you are my son!
Javed
I DON'T WANNA BE YOUR SON!!!!! I wanna be more than that!
[furiously shoves Malik away; brief pause; storms out of the house]
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Creative Expression and Personal Reflection
Eliza
I liked my poem this morning.
Javed
I couldn't sleep.
Eliza
Was it another gem from Bruce?
Javed
No, it's mine.
Eliza
You wrote that for me?
[tenderly wraps her arms around Javed for a hug]
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Visiting Bruce Springsteen's Hometown
Passport Official
Purpose of your visit?
[Processing Javed's entry into the United States]
Javed
I'm going to see Bruce Springsteen's hometown.
Passport Official
I can't think of a better reason to visit the United States than to see the home of the Boss!
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