Gopal Swaminathan

“There he had an epiphany. He concluded that the sole purpose of the Iron Curtain was to prevent Soviet citizens knowing what was on the other side, as it would be too much for them to endure.”
― Conor O'Clery, Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union

“In wartime, the truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.”
― Ben Macintyre, Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies

“Mr. Bezos, can you even spell ‘profit’?” Brokaw asked, highlighting the fact that Amazon was hemorrhaging money as it grew. “Sure,” Bezos replied, “P-R-O-P-H-E-T.”
― Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos

“There are a few years when you make almost all of your important memories. And then you spend the next few decades reliving them.”
― Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown