Shanmugam

“Purity and virtue scarcely differ from vice, if they're not free of malice”
― Anton Chekhov, Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov

“Tragic phrases comfort the heart… Without them, sorrow would be too heavy for men to bear.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“There is no greater code for courtship than walking. Learning to keep in step; the opportunity to express little concerns -- alarm, caution, the touch on the elbow; the blood running in the veins; the sense of movement and shared goal; the sense of just being two amid the swirl; and above all the ability to talk expansively in the open air without the anxiety of each other's gaze and close scrutiny.
Those who wish to find love should learn to walk.”
― Tarun J. Tejpal, The Alchemy of Desire

“If you are sitting on a felled tree in a pine forest enjoying the sunshine you can easily forget what time it is. Not that you could forget your gold watch, just the time of day.”
― Elfriede Jelinek, Wonderful, Wonderful Times