Venkat Subramanian

“It was only a smile, nothing more. It didn't make everything all right. It didn't make ANYTHING all right. Only a smile. A tiny thing. A leaf in the woods, shaking in the wake of a startled bird's flight. But I'll take it. With open arms. Because when spring comes, it melts the snow one flake at a time, and maybe I just witnessed the first flake melting. - Amir”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.”
― Dan Brown, Angels & Demons

“Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.”
― Khaled Hosseini