Bbc Radio Quotes

“A heart fueled by passion is like riding on the back of a dragon.”
― Suzy Kassem

“Poirot: My name is Hercule Poirot, you know the name perhaps?

American passenger: Why yes, it does seem kind of familiar, only I thought it was some kind of a woman’s dressmaker.

Poirot: (exasperated sigh) It is incredible.”
― Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express

“The greater the spirit the more one is alone.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Grownup Happiness (The Sonnet)

I don't do Netflix,
I don't binge for adrenaline.
I find it far more soothing to
listen to old BBC radio shows
while I do my writing.

Happiness is not a matter of exhilaration,
Happiness is a matter of moderation.
Just because all the monkeys are partying,
doesn't mean you gotta give submission.

So I say, get your priorities straight,
Happiness will take care of itself.
If you don't know to draw your own lines,
That's not freedom, but apish descent.

I don't scroll till I pass out,
I don't drink till I feel sick.
Happiness means happy-in-less,
Trends don't bring you peace.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“I don't do Netflix,
I don't binge for adrenaline.
I find it far more soothing to
listen to old BBC radio shows
while I do my writing.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“I'm a sucker for mystery stories,
I've been since my adolescent days.
But I never picked up a novel in my life
My world of fiction lives in radio plays.

Never have I had the patience to sit
through hours of fiction reading.
So I dig up classic radio dramas,
to keep me company while writing.

Nevertheless, fiction does matter,
One way or another fiction matters.
Naskarean universe is non-fiction,
Yet I say, fiction indeed matters.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“America never quite mastered the art of radio theatre, so when I think of radio drama, I think Radio 4 and Radio 4 extra.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“My World of Fiction (The Sonnet, 1656)

I'm a sucker for mystery stories,
I've been since my adolescent days.
But I never picked up a novel in my life
My world of fiction lives in radio plays.

Never have I had the patience to sit
through hours of fiction reading.
So I dig up classic radio dramas,
to keep me company while writing.

Unfortunately America never quite
mastered the art of radio theatre,
so when I think of radio drama,
I think Radio 4 and Radio 4 extra.

Also, I detaste post-apocalyptic fiction,
Pilgrim of life I, find them most drab.
Modern world is lifeless enough as it is,
I detaste the romanticizing of graveyard.

Nevertheless, fiction does matter,
One way or another fiction matters.
Naskarean universe is non-fiction,
Yet I say, fiction indeed matters.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee