Girish Karnad > Quotes

“You cannot engrave on water
nor wound it with a knife,
which is why
the river
has no fear
of memories.”
― Girish Karnad, Hayavadana

“No, young man, I don't envy you or your youth. All that you have to face and suffer is still ahead of you.”
― Girish Karnad, Tughlaq: A Play in Thirteen Scenes

“But do you know, you can love a city like a woman? My old father had lived in Delhi all his life. He died of a broken heart.”
― Girish Karnad, Tughlaq: A Play in Thirteen Scenes