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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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“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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“We are guardians, but also a bunch of miserable wretches that are constantly fighting against threats and madness.”
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― Lord of the Mysteries
“A price is always exacted for what fate bestows, isnt it ?”
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― Lord of the Mysteries
“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
“Religious leaders should keep to religion. If they interfere in politics, it spells doom for religion as well as for the kingdom.”
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― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
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