Anindya Mukherjee

“Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

“That the strength of Europe and of its culture, in contrast to other cultures, lies in its bent for criticism, above all, for self-criticism—in its art of analysis and inquiry, in its endless seeking, in its restlessness.”
― Ryszard Kapuściński, The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life

“every evil thing has its defenders, because everywhere there are those whom evil sustains, for whom it is an opportunity, life itself.”
― Ryszard Kapuściński, The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life

“We are in a world in which misery condemns some to death and transforms others into monsters. The former are the victims, the latter are the executioners. There is no one else.”
― Ryszard Kapuściński, The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life