Tariq Ali

“I learned: the first lesson of my life: nobody can face the world with his eyes open all the time.”
― Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

“The world is full of love stories, and all lovers are in a sense the avatars of their predecessors.”
― Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

“My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
To you I am bound for life and education.
My life and education both do learn me
How to respect you. You are the lord of my duty,
I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband,
And so much duty as my mother showed
To you, preferring you before her father,
So much I challenge that I may profess
Due to the Moor my lord.”
― Shakespeare William , Othello

“And his unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love.”
― William Shakespeare, Othello