“It’s always easier not to think for oneself. Find a nice safe hierarchy and settle in. Don’t make changes, don’t risk disapproval, don’t upset your syndics. It’s always easiest to let yourself be governed.”
“Never, never marry, my dear fellow! That’s my advice: never marry till you can say to yourself that you have done all you are capable of, and until you have ceased to love the woman of your choice and have seen her plainly as she is, or else you will make a cruel and irrevocable mistake. Marry when you are old and good for nothing—or all that is good and noble in you will be lost. It will all be wasted on trifles. Yes!”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“मुहरा आप कयामत तक न छोड़ें, तो क्या चाल ही न होगी? फ़रज़ी पिटते देखा तो धाँधली करने लगे।”
― शतरंज के खिलाड़ी [Shatranj ke Khiladi]
― शतरंज के खिलाड़ी [Shatranj ke Khiladi]
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Solving large, difficult problems may earn you a reputation for skillful negotiation, but Sun Tzu asserts that this supposed achievement is actually a form of failure, and having true wisdom means preventing difficult problems from arising in the first place. Ironically,”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“Danglars was one of those calculating men who are born with a pen behind their ear and an inkwell instead of a heart.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
R/India
— 620 members
— last activity Dec 29, 2019 05:17AM
A small group for all the reddit lurkers. P.s check out https://www.reddit.com/r/Indianbooks/
Bangalore bookworms and bibliophiles (BBB)
— 2819 members
— last activity Oct 10, 2025 01:03AM
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
Ankit’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ankit’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ankit
Lists liked by Ankit

























![[ J o ]](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1673171874p1/4639825.jpg)





