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“May we not be as foolish as we are almost bound to be. If we cannot eschew hatred, at least let us eschew group hatred. May we see that we could have been born as each other. May we, in short, believe in humane logic and perhaps, in due course, love.”
― Two Lives
― Two Lives
“Perhaps it is true that for all the evidence of the mirror, one pictures oneself in some deep niche of the mind as forever 18.”
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“Failure is a feeling long before it becomes an actual result. It’s vulnerability that breeds with self-doubt and then is escalated, often deliberately, by fear.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“You see them in the mercury
light of water, the expanding
orbs of silver where trout
breathe. You hear
them in the sleepy kiss
of rainfall on pine
needles, smell them
as if they were snow
to the west.”
― The Indifferent World
light of water, the expanding
orbs of silver where trout
breathe. You hear
them in the sleepy kiss
of rainfall on pine
needles, smell them
as if they were snow
to the west.”
― The Indifferent World
“Remember that the best medical treatment is a sense of relativism. No matter how badly you might feel, take comfort in knowing there's someone who feels much worse.”
― The Sympathizer
― The Sympathizer
Animal Farm Readalong #AnimalFarmReadalong
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This January, I will be hosting a readalong of George Orwell's classic Animal Farm. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn a b ...more
Bangalore bookworms and bibliophiles (BBB)
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A place for book lovers of Bangalore to meet, connect and have conversations (online and real life!) Just discussion about books! By book lovers! No ...more
Of Mice and Men Readalong #OfMiceAndMenReadalong
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This April, I will be hosting a readalong of John Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn ...more
Vishakha’s 2025 Year in Books
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