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"The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there."
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"The world is stuck because of the word 'no'."
"Ignorance can stifle learning, especially if the ignorant person believes that he or she is not ignorant."
"Impression without expression causes depression. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation."
"What i'm trying to say is this. A certain kind of shittiness, a certain kind of stagnation, a certain kind of darkness, goes on propogating itself by its own power in its own self-contained cycle. And once it passes a certain point, no one can stop it - even if the person himself wants to stop it."
"The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there."
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"Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them."
"The situation was different in the jungle. Every inch of ground had to be earned, and was done so through much exertion with the blade."
"In some peculiar way, indeed, the rules were now beginning to seem quite logical. It was then I knew that I had been in India long enough."
"Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist, and actually moving there for good, are two very different things."
"Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones."
"Venture to a remote corner of a faraway land and, from the moment you get there, every person and every thing becomes an obstacle, designed to entrap you, to stop you proceeding on your way."
"In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that I will come to no harm."
"My father never told us how the stories worked. He didn't reveal the layers, the nuggets of information, the fragments of truth and fantasy. He didn't need to -- because, given the right conditions, the stories activated, sowing themselves."
"My father looked on in disbelief, overwhelmed that his son had been taught to eat glass and relish it."
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