Shon Mehta > Quotes

“Maybe I am villain in your story, but I am hero in mine.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“Someday, someone will walk into your life and make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else.”
― Shon Mehta, A Tale of a Fairy Tale and other stories

“May be I am villain in your story, but I am hero in mine.”
― Shon Mehta

“I was ready to die for you, but never realized that it was you who will kill me.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“May you drink so much that you lose your fear, but not so much that you lose your mind.

May you eat so much that you gain your strength, but not so much that you lose your shape.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“We all are wounded, we all are healers. Time changes, role changes.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“Everybody dies, but some spend a whole life digging their grave.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“No brooding over old worries, let's start a new series.
Forget about all the negativities, think of new possibilities.
Here to conquering a new frontier, that's all I wish in the upcoming new year.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“Hater you can find in a moment, but it takes an eternity to find a true well-wisher.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“Judge a man’s character by how he treats people he does not know, and things he does not own.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“I lived my whole life following others’ wishes. Let me follow my own wish in my death.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“You tried to eradicate me using your might,

But I am going to live on ... out of spite.

Will wait in the shadows ever so slight,

And ... when the time is right,

Ruin your whole life, like a pestering blight.”
― Shon Mehta

“‪The Timingila: A Strange Fish‬

This is the story of an ancient sea,
And the monster, who made everyone flee.
Timingila was a strange fish,
Being free was his only wish.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“Never underestimate the power of good food. Eating delicious food can be a life-changing experience.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“Everybody is aware of physical and emotional pain, but that doesn't stop some people from inflicting it on others.”
― Shon Mehta

“There was a girl named Claire.
For her, life was lonely, it was so unfair.
She longed for happiness, but found it nowhere.
And felt that when she is gone, no one will care.

Then, one day, she decided, and took the dare.

Years gone by, her family still lives their nightmare.
Her mother's eyes, they are never without a tear.
Cause, death without grief is rather rare.
Someone, somewhere will always care”
― Shon Mehta

“The problem with inner child is that if it keeps showing too often, people label you as childish.”
― Shon Mehta

“Power makes people ignore your sins. There is not much difference between acquiring power and achieving sainthood.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“A good relationship is not a refuge from your problems, but an oasis where you can grow better as a person.”
― Shon Mehta

“The presence of the person you hate is far more agonizing than absence of the person you love.”
― Shon Mehta, Lair Of The Monster

“One of the saddest feelings is when you realize that you are leaving a place where no one will miss you, and going to a place where no one is waiting for you.”
― Shon Mehta, Lair Of The Monster

“Confronting your enemy in anger feeds your ego, but diminishes your chance of success.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“When the people of a state think that violence is normal, then it is a failed state.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“The time has come, to stand up and to defy.
Its our life, our choices, how long can they deny?

The time has come, not to believe in every lie.
Not to follow every rule, without asking why.

The time has come, not to ignore as others cry.
Or soon, very soon, it will be our turn to die.

The time has come, not to turn a blind eye.
Because once lost, freedom is hard to come by.”
― Shon Mehta

“Never underestimate the power of weapons. A novice with a powerful weapon is deadlier than a warrior with a stick.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“Being a victim doesn’t make one virtuous.”
― Shon Mehta, The Timingila

“You can spoil your good luck with your stupidity, but even with all the smartness in the world, you can never outrun your bad luck.”
― Shon Mehta, Stories Of Jivavarta

“Whenever it rains, and its earthy scent -- the petrichor -- hits my senses, memories come flashing and I go back in time.”
― Shon Mehta

“When parents put their faith above their child's well being, they fail as a parents.”
― Shon Mehta, Stories Of Jivavarta

“They said you are a bird,
And birds should soar high.

So I spread my wings,
And decided to touch the sky.

Foolish me -- for I am a penguin,
And penguins can never fly.”
― Shon Mehta