Goldie was a believer in the imperial project, which is to say, in the civilising power of social progress.

Things happen once only and are never repeated, never return. Except in memory.

The only way you can be universal is to be sure you are very specifically local.

He feared at certain moments that the only new knowledge he would take away from this country was learning how to swim and use the telephone.

All of them would understand, as he did now, that he had crossed a line in himself, he had left their world behind, the decent world of tea parties and suburban witticisms.

What he sensed more than anything else was kindness – a kindness of a human and immediate sort. It was surprising how very radical this simple emotion could be.

The Indians were inside their bodies, he decided, in a way that the British were not. His own flesh impeded his spirit.

I am happy to see you, Maso

It is always an attractive moment when curiosity takes hold.

A silence followed, while the two men contemplated dying for love.

What I don’t understand about your type is that you want to emulate the other side. You kick up such a commotion about being different, and all you want is to be the same.

An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.

Christmas is the spirit of love, peace and goodwill to all Humankind.

Facts are too busy being true to worry about how you feel about them.

Men take care of your responsibilities with maturity.

If you were always so serious about yourself, why didn't you start carving YOUR SELF.

I hardly even leave my own house.

Use plants to bring life

Some people learn from books, some listen to the advice of others, some learn from mistakes. I fit into the last category. So sue me.

There are very real obstacles and challenges to any course of action. And there's no need to add to them, by making up obstacles of your own. Unchain yourself from the bondage of your own thinking.

I do not care to speak ill of a man behind his back, but I believe he is an attorney.