Mohammad Zaved Siddiqui

“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“We said goodbye. ‘Remember this day, Ruskin,’ said my father. He patted me gently on the head and walked away. I never saw him again. Three months later I heard that he had passed away in the military hospital in Calcutta. I dream of him sometimes, and in my dream he is always the same, caring for me and leading me by the hand along old familiar roads.”
― Ruskin Bond, A Gathering of Friends: My Favourite Stories

“Along its banks, for hundreds of miles, lived millions of people, and Sita was only one small girl among them, and no one had ever heard of her, no one knew her—except for the old man, the boy and the river.”
― Ruskin Bond, A Gathering of Friends: My Favourite Stories

“एक बार ये भी लगा कि उस दिन कोई बात अधूरी रह गई। असल में बातें हमेशा अधूरी ही रहती हैं। ऐसा तो कभी होता ही नहीं कि हम बोल पाएँ कि मेरी उससे जिंदगी भर की सारी बातें पूरी हो गईं। हम सभी अपने-अपने हिस्से की अधूरी बातों के साथ ही एक दिन यूँ ही मर जाएँगे।”
― Divya Prakash Dubey, मुसाफिर Cafe