Pranu

“जब नाश मनुज पर छाता है, पहले विवेक मर जाता है। हरि ने भीषण हुङ्कार किया, अपना स्वरूप-विस्तार किया, डगमग-डगमग दिग्गज डोले, भगवान् कुपित होकर बोले- “ज़ंजीर बढ़ा कर साध मुझे, हाँ-हाँ, दुर्योधन! बाँध मुझे। “यह देख, गगन मुझमें लय है, यह देख, पवन मुझमें लय है, मुझमें विलीन झङ्कार सकल, मुझमें लय है संसार सकल। अमरत्व फूलता है मुझमें, संहार झूलता है मुझमें।”
― Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', रश्मिरथी

“A beggar's mistake harms no one but the beggar. A king's mistake, however, harms everyone but the king. Too often, the measure of power lies not in the number who obey your will, but in the number who suffer your stupidity.”
― R. Scott Bakker, The Judging Eye

“Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces together.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You