Bharat Krishnan > Quotes

“We tell people to work hard and never give up, and I carry in me the promise of all Americans that that is not just a line in some tragic comedy. I carry in me the promise that this nation's worst injustices can be righted.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“When you get to be my age, you realize that sometimes the world is so terrible that the only way people can admit the truth is through the lens of fantasy.”
― Bharat Krishnan

“Fairy tales depict white knights as saviors, but I know better now. Her brain understood that, but her heart was a different matter.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“We're in this together. Life is a team sport.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“To be yourself was the bravest thing you could do, and this world didn’t allow for happiness without bravery.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“For that was the meaning of life, wasn’t it? To stare all the bad and all the good of the world right in the eyes and decide to make the bravest judgment possible—to continue moving forward, to decide to fight for one’s happiness.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“The world stopped for a moment. Sadiya saw nothing but her true love, complete with all her flaws and imperfections, and recognized the beauty evident within her. She saw what the kinnara had seen when it revealed itself to Maadhini and realized that nothing but happiness awaited them, as long as they could be brave and trust in each other.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“Maybe that's part of the problem," Rebecca said. How can we fix the law while we bend it to our will?”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“There’s no point in holding on to the past, especially not when the future holds such promise.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“You are building something that must be greater than the sum of its parts, if it is to last.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege

“Change is hard, but that just makes it more important than ever to take pleasure in the small things. That’s what I’m trying to do here. … Remember: though we’re all capable of great things, life consists of small things.”
― Bharat Krishnan, Privilege