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Apoorva said:
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I think “The Stranger” is one of the dullest books I read in a while. I didn’t hate it, I just felt underwhelmed. It was stimulating and boring at the same time! I guess I’m not in the right state of mind or stage of life to appreciate the literary v
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So a man will sometimes go through half an hour of mortal terror with a brigand, yet when the knife is at his throat at last, he feels no fear.
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“You know how the sun rises and sets at a certain time each day? In the same way, all of our lives have a day and night. But it's not set like it is with the sun. Some people walk forever in the sunlight, and some people have to walk through the darkest night their whole lives. When people talk about being afraid, what they're afraid of is that their sun will set. That the light they love will fade.”
― Journey Under the Midnight Sun
― Journey Under the Midnight Sun
“what we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore—plays in defining the quality of our life.”
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
― Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
“I can’t believe that you, a grown woman taller than me and beautiful enough to make my heart ache, will be the same girl I used to lift off the ground so you could reach the drinking fountain, the same girl who used to trundle out of my bedroom draped in a dress and hat and four scarves from my closet.”
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“Move on...holding on to any one experience will limit you”
― Tiya: A Parrot's Journey Home
― Tiya: A Parrot's Journey Home
“No umbrella had yet been invented successfully for the Mumbai rains.”
― Nights In Pink Satin
― Nights In Pink Satin
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