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“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.”
―
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.”
―

“Anticipation! It occurred to him that his anticipation was more pleasant to him than the experiencing.”
― The Talented Mr. Ripley
― The Talented Mr. Ripley

“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov

“In a time of social fragmentation, vulgarity becomes a way of life. To be shocking becomes more important - and often more profitable - than to be civil or creative or truly original.”
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“Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.”
― Annihilation of Caste
― Annihilation of Caste

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I moved to India a year back and want to meet fellow readers of literature.

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This group is dedicated to people who interested in Tamil Society, language and History of Tamilnadu.

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