Eternalramblings (Mayank Mittal)

“For two thousand years Jerusalem has brought out the least attractive qualities in every race that has lived there. The Holy City has had more atrocities committed in it, more consistently, than any other town in the world. Sacred to three religions, the city has witnessed the worst intolerance and self-righteousness of all of them.”
― William Dalrymple, In Xanadu

“I wanted to high-five the fuck out of myself then do a victory dance. But I didn’t, because, you know, manly.”
― L.H. Cosway, The Hooker and the Hermit

“And so I began to read,' Sorkar said. 'And at first the complete works were like a jungle, the language was quicksand. Metaphors turned beneath my feet and became biting snakes, similes fled from my grasp like frightened deer, taking all meaning with them. All was alien, and amidst the hanging, entangling creepers of this foreign grammar, all sound became a cacophany. I feared for myself, for my health and sanity, but then I thought of my purpose, of where I was and who I was, of pain and I pressed on.”
― Vikram Chandra, Red Earth and Pouring Rain

“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice