Vaishali Bhat

“ಹಳ್ಳ ಕೊಳ್ಳದ ಬಳಿ ತನುವು ತಂಪಿದ ಬಳಿ
ಗುಳ್ಳದ ಹಣ್ಣು ಫಲಮಾದುದು
ಗುಳ್ಳದ ಹಣ್ಣು ನೆಲಕುದುರಿ ಬೀಳುವಾಗ
ಅದರ ಬಳ್ಳಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ ಹೋಯಿತೆ ಒಂದು ಮಾತ ....”
― Bhyrappa S.L.

“You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her facade began to crumble, and her voice broke, but she made herself carry on. "When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.”
― Ken Follett, World Without End

“Because no matter what they say, you always have a choice. You just don’t always have the guts to make it.”
― Ray N. Kuili, Awakening

“You don't catch people's religions the way you catch their fleas”
― Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth