“हम जिनके लिए त्याग करते हैं उनसे किसी बदले की आशा न रखकर भी उनके मन पर शासन करना चाहते हैं, चाहे वह शासन उन्हीं के हित के लिए हो, यद्यपि उस हित को हम इतना अपना लेते हैं कि वह उनका न होकर हमारा हो जाता है। त्याग की मात्रा जितनी ही ज़्यादा होती है, यह शासन-भावना भी उतनी ही प्रबल होती है और जब सहसा हमें विद्रोह का सामना करना पड़ता है, तो हम क्षुब्ध हो उठते हैं, और वह त्याग जैसे प्रतिहिंसा का रूप ले लेता है।”
― गोदान [Godan]
― गोदान [Godan]
“I died a lot
to live a little
with you”
―
to live a little
with you”
―
“It's been a long, hard road, but I've finally found the closure I need to move on. I've learned to accept that my all is not always going to be enough and love is neither owned nor earned; it either is or it's not. I gave you the world, but you wanted the stars.”
― Worlds of You: Poetry & Prose
― Worlds of You: Poetry & Prose
“One day, I will wake up with a terrible longing for you. And in some corner of the world, your heart will skip several beats at the thought of my name. And you’ll finally know what I meant when I said: When you stand near a burning pyre, the heat tends to rub off on you.”
― 4 AM Conversations
― 4 AM Conversations
“I want to talk about everything with at least one person as I talk about things with myself.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
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