Madayya was amazed by the beauty, “Phenomenal! From where do they come" Sadayya said, “Persia! You know that we have traders from Persia visiting this
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“Fear shows you the path. It shows you the problems. It shows what you are against. It warns you. It’s a signal to be taken heed of. But not something to be avoided! Face the fear and death of fear is certain (later copied by Emerson!)"The”
― Madayya and Sadayya in the, "The mysteries of Mamallapuram": The Pallavan Saga
― Madayya and Sadayya in the, "The mysteries of Mamallapuram": The Pallavan Saga

“Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would. I'd spend all my life without ever going to China, but it wouldn't matter, because there was all the rest of the world to visit.”
― The Amber Spyglass
― The Amber Spyglass
“No.Fear is necessary. It gets you ready to meet the challenge. Only when it becomes excessive, it becomes pathologic”
― Madayya and Sadayya in the, "The mysteries of Mamallapuram": The Pallavan Saga
― Madayya and Sadayya in the, "The mysteries of Mamallapuram": The Pallavan Saga
“He had the nerve not to drink in a University where you proved your manhood by being drunk most of your first year.”
― Call for the Dead
― Call for the Dead
“He knew how intelligent men could be broken by the stupidity of their superiors, how weeks of patient work night and day could be cast aside by such a man”
― Call for the Dead
― Call for the Dead
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