Aadi Shankar

“Mother used to say that it meant Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but I do not want my name to mean a story about being kind and helpful. I want my name to mean me.”
― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

“I think she cared more for that bloody dog than for me, for us. And maybe that's not so stupid, looking back... maybe it is easier living on your own looking after some stupid mutt than sharing your life with other actual human beings.”
― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

“I cared about dogs because they were faithful and honest, and some dogs were cleverer and more interesting than some people.”
― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

“A white lie is not a lie at all. It is where you tell the truth but you do not tell all of the truth. This means that everything you say is a white lie because when someone says, for example, "What do you want to do today?" you say, "I want to do painting with Mrs. Peters," but you don't say, "I want to have my lunch and I want to go to the toilet and I want to go home after school and I want to play with Toby and I want to have my supper”
― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time