Rasan Samarasinghe

“Twenty Ways You Can Tell You Have Asian Parents.” Number one on the list: Your parents never, ever call you “just to say hello.”
― Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians

“The word ‘love’ is, in fact, the way we commonly describe the emotional feelings that accompany the imprinting process.”
― Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo: A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal

“Avoid placing large objects between the speakers. One of the worst things you can do is place equipment, fireplaces, furniture, or any large obstructing object between the left and right speakers. If circumstances dictate you haven’t a choice, make sure what objects are between the speakers are as low to the floor as possible. Ideally you want the electronics off to the side, where they’re convenient to access.”
― PauI McGowan, Audiophile's Guide: The Stereo

“Some party hack decreed that the people
had lost the government's confidence
and could only regain it with redoubled effort.
If that is the case, would it not be be simpler,
If the government simply dissolved the people
And elected another?”
― Bertolt Brecht