Ritu Jain

“The briefest moment
shared with you—
the longest
on my mind.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“Being a stranger was like being dead,
and brought to mind how, in a book he had read
that most folks misunderstood one common state:
The flip side of love is indifference, not hate.”
― David Rakoff, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish

“आसान नहीं था इस तरह अपनी जड़ें छोड़ कर चल देना। और उस पर ये भी पता नहीं था। कहाँ और कैसे बीजे जायेंगे। बीजे जायेंगे भी या नहीं। पेड़ से टूटी शाख़ों को अक्सर देखा था, धूप में सूखते, टूटते और फिर गर्द में रुल जाते ! !”
― Gulzar, दो लोग [Do Log]

“I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity. No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Even in the grimmest times in prison, when my comrades and I were pushed to our limits, I would see a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards, perhaps just for a second, but it was enough to reassure me and keep me going. Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom