Siddharth Katragadda > Quotes

“Power in the hands of the ignorant can be a perilous thing.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Bitterness is dwelling in the past, while positivity is embracing the future.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Racism is the fastest way to demonstrate your inferiority, not your superiority.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“It’s more important to avoid making enemies than to focus on making friends.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Learn to find happiness even in sadness. If you seek it only in joy, you may lose it one day and be left empty-handed.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“History is permanent. Be careful what you write on it.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Marriage is a daily lesson in recognizing our flaws.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“A man’s heart holds room for many kinds of love. Women should understand that a man will always hold a deep love for his mother, as she represents comfort, warmth, and care—something he’s known since the womb. This love is rooted in solace and nurturing. The love for a partner, however, is different; it’s a love fueled by passion, connection, and desire. Each love has its own place and unique meaning.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Someone who lives to please others is never truly honest with themselves.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Death is the moment we receive a grade for the life we lived”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Wicked people often manipulate you into feeling guilty for their wrongdoings. When you encounter one, it's best to run”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Switching from one religion to another is like repeating the same error in a different form. As humanity grows wiser, the only meaningful conversion is beyond religion itself.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Life is like the inside of a box that we can never open.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Festivals is where you see the heart of a culture beating”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“If the mother is the boat's canopy, offering shelter to her children, the father is the sail and rudder, guiding them forward”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Even the dumbest of us holds in our brain the biggest mystery known to mankind - the neocortex column, and how it works.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Let festivals be a time when we all come together as one, equal in our shared humanity.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Never base your value on your body alone, or you risk being devalued.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“When couples start a family, they sacrifice personal love for the greater responsibility of raising their children into good human beings. Nothing should distract them from that goal until their kids are independent.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“We keep asking ourselves, almost foolishly, if certain actions will secure us a place in heaven. But we rarely stop to consider the most fundamental question: does heaven even exist? That should be the first question we ask. Personally, I don’t think there’s an answer affirming its existence. It seems more like a story we've created—perhaps the most enduring fable, one that’s even driven people to kill in its name. There's no evidence for such a place, nor any logical reason to believe it exists. Reincarnation seems more plausible; heaven, less so.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Let me offer an analogy for the creation, destruction, and evolution of the universe. Imagine you make a dish and store it in the fridge. After a few days, it starts to grow mold. When you notice it’s spoiled, what do you do? You throw it away and start fresh, right? The universe works similarly. God creates it, but over time, it gets 'infested'—with imperfections, decay, and chaos. Eventually, God sees the 'infestation' and decides to destroy it, starting fresh with a new creation. We are that infestation! In the meantime, He has no control over how the infestation began or how it evolved. Nor do our prayers have any effect on him, as he’s going to destroy the world no matter what when he sees our infestation.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“You can never erase history. Every soul remembers the atrocities of the past, and will come back to haunt you.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“I see no dishonor in a woman selling her body to support her children; the dishonor lies with a society that has placed her in that position.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Vanity is the new modern day slavery”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Anything gained through ignorance is destined to be lost in the same way.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“What you desire is always in the past or the future, existing only in your dreams”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“Tolerance is the ability to accept another's views, even when you believe they are incorrect.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“War can set us back centuries, but sometimes it is necessary to correct the course of mankind.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse

“I create art because a single image can convey a thousand words.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms

“Racism is a sweeping stroke of the brush of arrogance to demean an entire race, merely to assert one’s own superiority.”
― Siddharth Katragadda, Dark Rooms