“What’s wrong with teaching English, Rafo? Is it forbidden to teach?” “No, but it is forbidden to be Jewish.” Selva”
― Last Train to Istanbul
― Last Train to Istanbul
“It’s foolish men who die for their country. The intelligent ones make others die for their country instead. Remember, he who plans and runs away, lives to fight another day. That’s not cowardice, it’s chess—and”
― Chanakya's Chant
― Chanakya's Chant
“When jumbled up, the letters contained in the name Taarak Vakil now spelt out a name that every theologian in India would be familiar with. Kalki avatar—the tenth incarnation of Vishnu.”
― The Krishna Key
― The Krishna Key
“In statecraft, as in medicine, words are sometimes the most powerful drugs we can use. The power of propaganda should never be discounted,”
― Chanakya's Chant
― Chanakya's Chant
“She was permanently miserable, guilty at having been the culprit; yes, she was the devil that had imposed all the pain and turmoil on her family for her own ends.”
― Last Train to Istanbul
― Last Train to Istanbul
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