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best historical writing requires not only a precise knowledge of the incidents or facts that laborious research has collected, but the capacity to weave the matter so as to form a lasting fabric which discloses character and motive.
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“A person's nature is determined by the characteristics he inherits through his birth. It is modified by circumstances, by ways of living and by experiences.”
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“If someone was going to hell, Kundavai would stop him and take him to heaven. That's one kind of power. But do you know what Nandini would do? It must be said that her power goes a step further. She would convince him that hell is heaven, and make him jump happily into hell!”
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
“The sages compared a spider’s web to man’s lust for land, gold and women. The spider spins its web and waits. A fly comes from somewhere and gets caught in it. The spider pulls the fly in slowly and devours it. The three kinds of lust were like that.”
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
“Riding an elephant is very difficult. It’s like ascending a throne: to climb up and sit on it is a strenuous task and getting down from it is the most difficult of all! Still, one has to go through such experiences sometimes”
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― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
“the fish that live in the water are better than human beings who live on land or in the forest. They don't talk viciously. They swim and float in the deep sea and spend their time so happily.”
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― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
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