Mythreyi Ramesh

“When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you're not saying 'no' to yourself.”
― Paulo Coelho

“When we have a clear goal in mind, we think we are struggling to reach a summit. But there is no summit. When we get there, we realize we have just climbed a foothill, and there is an endless series of mountains ahead still to be climbed.”
― Venki Ramakrishnan, Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

“Then are we not to see the merry young hobbits again?" said Legolas.
"I did not say so," said Gandalf. "Who knows? Have patience. Go where you must go, and hope!”
― JRR Tolkien

“English has a lot of synonyms for “fool” or “idiot.” Perhaps you take this to mean that English speakers are mean-spirited; I simply reply that necessity is the mother of invention.”
― Kory Stamper, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries