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“God save us from people who mean well.”
― Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy

“There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.”
― William Faulkner

“His ignorance seemed to widen with everything he read.”
― V. S. Naipaul, Half a Life

“Words are tricky. Sometimes you need them to bring out the hurt festering inside. If you don't, it turns gangrenous and kills you. . . . But sometimes words can break a feeling into pieces.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Queen of Dreams