“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“Apparently, sir you Chinese are far ahead of us in every respect, except that you don’t have entrepreneurs. And our nation, though it has no drinking water, electricity, sewage system, public transportation, sense of hygiene, discipline, courtesy, or punctuality, ‘’does’’ have entrepreneurs. Thousands and thousands of them. Especially in the field of technology. And these entrepreneurs—"we" entrepreneurs—have set up all these outsourcing companies that virtually run America now.”
― The White Tiger
― The White Tiger
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
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“How can the mind take hold of such a country? Generations of invaders have tried, but they remain in exile. The important towns they build are only retreats, their quarrels the malaise of men who cannot find their way home. India knows of their trouble. She knows of the whole world's trouble, to its uttermost depth. She calls "Come" through her hundred mouths, through objects ridiculous and august. But come to what? She has never defined. She is not a promise, only an appeal.”
― A Passage to India: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism
― A Passage to India: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism
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