Gaurav Agarwal

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Gaurav.


Book cover for A Tale for the Time Being
don’t think it was helping him find the meaning of life, but at least it gave him a concrete goal, which counts for something. I believe it doesn’t matter what it is, as long as you can find something concrete to keep you busy while you are ...more
Loading...
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Tiger got to hunt, Bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder, “Why, why, why?” Tiger got to sleep, Bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

Joël Dicker
“Goldman, stop this nonsense, will you? I have looked at your file. I made a few phone calls.”
Joël Dicker, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

Robert Sheckley
“What was I supposed to do? Was I meant to be nothing but God? I had tried the God business and found it too limited. It was a job for a simple-minded egomaniac. There had to be something else for me to do – something more meaningful, more expressive of my true self. I am convinced of it! That is my problem, and that is the question I ask of you: What am I to do with myself?”
Robert Sheckley, Dimension of Miracles

Ben Okri
“inverse of the word live is evil.”
Ben Okri, The Age of Magic

Joanna Rakoff
“Writing makes you a writer,” he’d told me. “If you get up every morning and write, then you’re a writer. Publishing doesn’t make you a writer. That’s just commerce.”
Joanna Rakoff, My Salinger Year: NOW A MAJOR FILM

year in books
Tarang ...
147 books | 296 friends

Hemant ...
80 books | 115 friends

Ashish ...
1 book | 76 friends

Valmik ...
77 books | 220 friends

Mehul J...
22 books | 13 friends

Sourabh...
228 books | 411 friends

Abhishe...
115 books | 140 friends

Arpit A...
42 books | 187 friends

More friends…


Polls voted on by Gaurav

Lists liked by Gaurav