Sampriti Singha Roy

“The secret of happiness is not doing what we like but in liking what we do.”
― J.M. Coetzee

“(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.”
― J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace

“He continues to teach because it provides him with a livelihood; also because it teaches him humility, brings it home to him who he is in the world. The irony does not escape him: that the one who comes to teach learns the keenest of lessons, while those who come to learn learn nothing.”
― J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace

“When all else fails, philosophize.”
― J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace