Even in the most uneventful of our lives, we are called upon to choose our battles...

The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains.

There seems to be no hope. But pretending to be hopeful is the only grace we have . . .

Normalcy was declared. (Normalcy was always a declaration.)

Life went on. Death went on. The war went on.

History would be a revelation of the future as much as it was a study of the past.

Enemies can't break your spirit, only friends can.

Who can know from the word goodbye what kind of parting is in store for us.

Sitting next to Tilo, breathing next to her, he felt like an empty house whose locked windows and doors were creaking open a little, to air the ghosts trapped inside it.

Cow, goat, chicken, lamb . . . only slaves eat like this, ’ Musa said, heaping an impolite amount on to his plate. ‘Our stomachs are graveyards.

Socrates asked the key question: why should we be moral?

Dare to be among the greatest. Even if you did not get the best, you will be above the good.

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation, " she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.

The universe ought to be presumed too vast to have any character.

My imagination is my polestar; I steer by that.

You never know what to expect. You don't just walk on and expect an amazing reaction.

I think if we live with more compassion globally, I think we would be in a better place. We've had more then we have had as human beings technology wise.

Sometimes it's not that two people aren't right for each other, its more like the timing wasn't right.

I, therefore, demand the formation of a consolidated Muslim State in the best interest of India and Islam.

Nature and wisdom are not, but should be, companions.

I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.