The day, like the previous days, dragged sluggishly by in a kind of insipid idleness, devoid even of that dreamy expectancy which can make idleness so enchanting.

Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.

Change is fearful, but at the end it is beautiful.

We have this idea that we need to be in the mood to write. We don't.

Conflict is a natural part of existence. Life is a struggle for survival for every organism at every level.

One of India's biggest advantages is our young demographic and that we have a youthful population that is indeed our future.

I think that being part of privilege and never having to work a day in your life is so boring. I'm so glad of what I've achieved. I'm so glad I've achieved it as well.

Hot soup at table is very vulgar; it either leads to an unseemly mode of taking it, or keeps people waiting too long whilst it cools. Soup should be brought to table only moderately warm.

If you are writing any book about the end of the world, what you are really writing about is what's worth saving about it.

Uncertainty is intrinsic to the process of finding out what you don't know, not a weakness to avoid.

It has been a mistake living my life in the past. One cannot ride a horse backwards and still hold its reins.

When you give, give from the place of the heart because it is the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.