I think it's this congenital problem with journalism that we oversell the difference we make. We make small differences.

But if writing about people who are not yourself is illegitimate, then the only legitimate work is autobiography; and as a reader and a citizen, I don’t want to live in that world.

...much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said.

In any country, corruption tends to increase when more respectable means of social advancement break down.

I'm useless when I meet writers I love - I go slack-jawed and stupid with awe.

A great deal of what is presumed to be intractable or inevitable in this world doesn't strike me that way at all.

We often have an exaggerated sense of what nonprofits and governments are doing to help the poor, but the really inspiring thing is how much the poor are doing to help themselves.

One thing that was very clear to me is that the young people in a place like Annawadi aren't tripping on caste the way their parents are. They know their parents have these old views.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never trust anyone who tells you how people come to trust them.

.. becoming attached to a country involves pressing, uncomfortable questions about justice and opportunity for its least powerful citizens.

I tell Allah I love Him immensely, immensely. But I tell Him I cannot be better, because of how the world is.

As sure as water's wet and days are long and a friend will always disappoint you in the end.

Everything good needs replacing

Everyone has talent at twenty-five. The difficulty is to have it at fifty.

I wanted people to connect with the lyrics, even if it's in some weird way, because they're all personal.

My future is bright and beautiful.

This life is full of great experiences if we only give it a shot.

Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.

We live our lives from A-Z, but forget the other 24 letters in between.

...for everything can come to those who have the desire,the drive, the dedication, and the determination." v.c.andrews

If you do not understand how finances are functioning, you are in a very precarious situation, at least concerning long-term survival.