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“அலைகடலும் ஓய்ந்திருக்க அகக் கடல்தான் பொங்குவதேன்?”
― Kalki, பொன்னியின் செல்வன், பாகம் 2: சுழற்காற்று

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“If your own thoughts cannot provoke you, nothing external can provoke you either. Every external occurrence triggers an internal thought that may alter your state of mind. If you can just be the spectator and not the reactor or an adopter of the thought, the thought becomes powerless.”
― Om Swami, The Wellness Sense: A Practical Guide to Your Physical and Emotional Health Based on Ayurvedic and Yogic Wisdom

“Within infinite myths lies the eternal truth
Who sees it all?
Varuna has but a thousand eyes,
Indra has a hundred,
You and I, only two.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“ஒவ்வொரு கல்லும் ஒரு கதை சொல்லிற்று. ஒவ்வொரு சிற்பமும் ஓர் இதிகாசத்தை எடுத்துரைத்தது.”
― Kalki, சிவகாமியின் சபதம்

“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Concentration is the act of building focus and meditation is the art of retaining it without losing awareness.”
― Om Swami, Kundalini — An Untold Story: A Himalayan Mystic's Insight into the Power of Kundalini and Chakra Sadhana

“He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“Refusal to accept the flow of the world is the root of all misery.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata

“Men are what they are because of what they do. Not what they say.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“is not about making the world a peaceful place; it is about us being at peace with the world.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata

“What we possess is temporary, but what we become is permanent.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana

“Be the best you can be, in the worst of circumstances, even when no one is watching.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana

“Action focussed on intent is better than action focussed on outcome.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, My Gita

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.”
― Dan Brown, Digital Fortress

“Great minds are always feared by lesser minds.”
― Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol

“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.”
― Dan Brown, Angels & Demons

“Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.”
― Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code

“It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“The marks humans leave are too often scars.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”
― Khaled Hosseini

“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner