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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
“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
“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
“One cannot control traffic jams. But one can control his response to it”
― Madayya and Sadayya in the, "The mysteries of Mamallapuram": The Pallavan Saga
― Madayya and Sadayya in the, "The mysteries of Mamallapuram": The Pallavan Saga
“Every advance in human life, every scrap of knowledge and wisdom and decency we have has been torn by one side from the teeth of the other. Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit.”
― The Amber Spyglass
― The Amber Spyglass
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