Ritu Lalit > Quotes

“People often equate divorce with failure. No one wants to admit to failure, but sometimes it is inevitable. The alternative is a far worse option.”
― Ritu Lalit, Wrong, for the right reasons

“We women think men are obsessed with sex, and we’re so wrong. Men care about being comfortable. Old jackets, old habits, old ways, old sweethearts, they want all that. They hate change, it gets them unsettled, and they get enough of that when they face challenges at work. They want to come home and regenerate in the cocoon of being Mama’s pet. It is not surprising that men don’t understand the need for growing up. They don’t realize that setting boundaries with parents is the most important thing we need to do in our lives.”
― Ritu Lalit, Wrong, for the right reasons

“To boldly go where no man has gone before” says the iconic Captain’s Oath in the Star Trek series. Humanity seeks to live adventures, either by conquering mountains or the seas, or by watching war movies, space adventures, fantasies and thrillers. But often the greatest adventure of them all is to negotiate through a lifetime.”
― Ritu Lalit, Wrong, for the right reasons

“They say that when one door closes, another opens.
Why just one and not many? It stands to reason that if there are two doors there have to be more. Besides doors are doors; they open and close all the time. That is what they’re meant to do. If a door is locked, you can even turn the knob, or, kick it open. It all depends on how desperately you want to use that door.”
― Ritu Lalit, Wrong, for the right reasons

“We’re animals, primates to be precise,” I pointed out. “Games are role playing from our hunter gatherer days.”
“That's nothing to be proud of,” he said, in a fair imitation of Papa's manner.”
― Ritu Lalit, Wrong, for the right reasons

“Mama loves to be generous and then keep reminding the unfortunate person she bestows her generosity on the depth of the indebtedness they have to feel. We, her children brush that aside with a smile, but it hasn't gone down well with our spouses.”
― Ritu Lalit, Wrong, for the right reasons

“Snooty convent educated accents work, unless you’re trying to recover money owed to you, in which case a thick Punjabi accent embellished with expletives works like a charm.”
― Ritu Lalit, Wrong, for the right reasons