“Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that you don't need anyone, you can take care of yourself.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains.”
― The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
― The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
“She had tried to steer me towards vertiginous heels again - why are these people so incredibly keen on crippling their female customers? I began to wonder if cobblers and chiropractors had established some fiendish cartel.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“NOTHING I would like to write one of those sophisticated stories in which even though nothing much happens there’s lots to write about. That can’t be done in Kashmir. It’s not sophisticated, what happens here. There’s too much blood for good literature. Q 1: Why is it not sophisticated? Q 2: What is the acceptable amount of blood for good literature?”
― The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
― The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
“Who can know from the word goodbye what kind of parting is in store for us.”
― The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
― The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
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