Gopa Thampi

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“Stronger than alcohol, vaster than poetry,
Ferment the freckled red bitterness of love!”
― Arthur Rimbaud

“My shadow is only half of what it should be."
"Everyone has their shortcomings.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“One day you will be called upon to break a big law in the name of justice and rationality. Everything will depend on it. You have to be ready. How are you going to prepare for that day when it really matters? You have to stay "in shape" so that when the big day comes you will be ready. What you need is "anarchist calisthenics." Every day or so break some trivial law that makes no sense, even if it’s only jaywalking. Use your own head to judge whether a law is just or reasonable. That way, you'll keep trim; and when the big day comes, you'll be ready.”
― James C. Scott, Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play