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Quotes by Indian Authors

"The fact that you made worse decisions in the past shouldn't be an excuse to make bad decisions in the present."

"I fell, she laughed. I fell hard, she laughed harder. Seeing that I kept falling till I fell in love."

"Sometimes you want to cry but the tears deceive you, but at other, you just want to hold the tears but they disobey you."

"At least not until the Terror took hold of him. Not until he saw, night after night, a little boat being rowed across the river. Not until he saw it return at dawn. Not until he saw what his Untouchable son had touched. More than touched.Enter.Loved."

"We are not in the business of iron ore. Whatever captive iron ore sources we have, we use it to make steel."

"Still the Amaltas bloomed, a brilliant, defiant yellow. Each blazing summer it reached up and whispered to the hot brown sky, Fuck You."

"Why should I tell you where I am going to get funds from? If I were to do that then all the vested interests would get alerted. You must be aware that railways are full of such elements and my fight is against them."

"What is 'common sense'? (It is that which is) Everywhere applicable, theoretically as well as practically!"

"May your life be as fulfilling and abundant as a harvest ready to be reaped."

"May Lord Ganesha's blessings bring new opportunities, success, and happiness into your life. Wishing you a wonderful Ganesh Chaturthi!"

"Through countless births in the cycle of existence I have run, not finding although seeking the builder of this house; and again and again I faced the suffering of new birth. Oh housebuilder! Now you are seen. You shall not build a house again for me. All your beams are broken, the ridgepole is shattered. The mind has become freed from conditioning: the end of craving has been reached."

"Jīvaka, I say that there are three instances in which meat should not be eaten: when it is seen, heard, or suspected [that the living being has been slaughtered for oneself]. I say that meat should not be eaten in these three instances. I say that there are three instances in which meat may be eaten: when it is not seen, not heard, and not suspected [that the living being has been slaughtered for oneself]. I say that meat may be eaten in these three instances."

"Wishing you tilgul, joy, and endless sunshine this festival."

"Happiness is in the air like kites-enjoy Makar Sankranti!"

"I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on to the next thing. It was the biggest break for me. In a way, though, I wish it had been a TV series because then you are working for five years."


"A nation's progress is a testament to its unity, and the discipline of its people shapes the path to prosperity."

"After torturing our adrenaline by watching a horror movie for a couple of hours the places we are most afraid of are the doors and windows of the room even though they are the only ways for us to escape in case of occurrence such an event."

"Celebrate Makar Sankranti with joy in your heart and a kite in the sky."

"It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work."

"Old ones should respect the energy of youths and youths should respect the experience of old ones."

"Be skeptic, be doubtful, be rebellious towards every single dogma of the society. Only then there will be hope of progress for humanity."

"Sankranti is a reminder to honor hard work, appreciate blessings, and share joy with others."

"You are my home and my heart. I'm so blessed to have you. Happy Valentine's Day!"

"That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less."

"Wishing you colorful kites, sweet moments, and the happiness of togetherness this festival."

"What is the happiness ? Is it really happiness ? Nothing stable, just happen, stay and decay... Everything is impermanence, dissatisfaction and nothing can ever belong to itself."

"It was in the horizon of existence, that the Big Bang must have created our souls, we loved each other like the plane of time doesn't hold a fleck of control over us."

"Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government."

"It was raining when Rahel came back to Ayemenem. Slanting silver ropes slammed into loose earth, plowing it up like gunfire. The old house on the hill wore its steep, gabled roof pulled over its ears like a low hat."

"The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth."

"I was born in a University campus and seem to have lived all my life in one campus or another."

"Travelling the road will tell you more about the road than the google will tell you about the road."

"Celebrate the harvest of life, love, and laughter this Sankranti."

"Celebrate this Ganesh Chaturthi with love, devotion, and gratitude. May Lord Ganesha bless you with endless happiness and success!"

"Happy New Year! Let this year be a journey of discovery, self-growth, and making beautiful memories. May every step lead you to success!"

"How does it feel, to break a part of you each day and feed to the demons inside the other person in the name of love? How many days will you do that? Have your ever thought, about what happens after those demons had enough of you and decide to leave you for the taste of new soul? Look at yourself once. How much of you is remaining for yourself? Will ever get that part of you back?"


"For every Pharoah there is a Moses."

"May tilgul remind us to speak sweet words, share love, and celebrate life together."
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