Visalini Kumaraswamy

“My wife, Rohini, visits a lot of government schools as part of her NGO reach-out. One of the questions she most likes to ask the kids is what they would like to be when they grow up. The answers are varied--'engineer,' 'teacher,' 'policeman' and, increasingly, 'computer' [sic]. But even in the rural schools, one aspiration that they never express is 'farmer”
― Nandan Nilkani

“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.”
― Lemony Snicket

“Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.”
― Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

“IF YOU CAN’T CONTROL PEOPLE, THEN CONTROL YOUR REACTION TO THEM. IF YOU CAN’T CONTROL A SITUATION, THEN PREPARE FOR IT.”
― Lilly Singh, How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life