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Intelligence and effort can be no compensation for ugliness.

Hanif Kureishi

Intelligence and effort can be no compensation for ugliness.

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About Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi (born 5 December 1954) is a British Pakistani playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and novelist. He is known for his novels My Beautiful Laundrette and The Buddha of Suburbia.