Bipin Singh

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world-wars‎ (3)
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Bipin’s Quotes

“If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’
If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’
But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know.”
― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart

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“I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison. He would have enough memories to keep him from being bored”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

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“Maman used to say that you can always find something to be happy about. In my prison, when the sky turned red and a new day slipped into my cell, I found out that she was right.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

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“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

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“I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again. For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

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Books on the Delhi Metro — 26 members — last activity May 09, 2019 09:56AM
Hey everyone, We are the book fairies from Books on the Delhi Metro. We leave FREE books on Delhi Metro. If, someday, you find a book, TAKE it, READ, ...more

The Earth Book Club — 36 members — last activity Jul 25, 2023 09:29AM
Dear Earthlings, Welcome to the Earth Book Club. The Earth Book Club is 🌎 🌱A place for inquisitive minds who want to read, expand their knowledge a ...more