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

.. 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.

The Indian criminal justice system was a market like garbage, Abdul now understood. Innocence and guilt could be bought and sold like a kilo of polyurethane bags.

But something he'd come to realize on the roof, leaning out, thinking about what would happen if he leaned too far, was that a boy's life could still matter to himself.

The forces of justice had finally come to Annawadi. That the beneficiaries were horses was a source of bemusement to Sunil and the road boys.

He wanted to go home to the place that he hated.

Though Abdul had been as afraid of ghosts as most Annawadi boys, these reports did not disturb him. Being terrorized by living people seemed to have diminished his fear of the dead.

stand often in the company of dreamers: they tickle your common sense & believe you can achieve things which are impossible.

Don’t climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.

I'd imagine "murderess" trumps "wife" when defining a close relationship.

It takes a long time to become young.

Cole was meticulous to a fault

Night, when words fade and things come alive.

I've never liked songs that are about writing, or struggling to write. Maybe it's because it's too relatable to me.

They don't understand the process I went through and how much I had to believe in myself.

I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

One of my personal indulgences is getting a weekly massage - it helps to re-align my body. I usually feel so much less tense after I've gotten rid of some knots in my shoulders and back.