There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.

That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons. They're usually fought for hegemony, for business. And then of course there's the business of war.

He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand. She took it from him and put it in her hair.

Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to.

...a political struggle that does not have women at the heart of it, above it, below it, and within it is no struggle at all.

She viewed ethnic cleansing, famine and genocide as direct threats to her furniture.

Empathy may be the single most important quality that must be nurtured to give peace a fighting chance.

NGOs are dangerous. They do what the missionaries used to do in Colonial times. They are Trojan Horses. The worse the situation, the more the NGOs.

Railing against the past will not heal us. History has happened. It's over and done with. All we can do is to change its course by encouraging what we love instead of destroying what we don't.

Everything in life tries to hit us hard. We feel like dying. But instead fight back hard to survive. After all surviving was the only aim of everything." - Vishnu Kanchan

Courage is active faith.

We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp, " said Brom."And yours.

The sight of the huge world put mad ideas into me, as if I could wander away, wander forever, see strange and beautiful things, one after the other...

If a fellow wants to be nobody in the business world, let him neglect sending the mailman to somebody on his behalf.

The boat was so old; it must have been launched when Long John Silver had two legs and an egg on his shoulder.

I'd say, go ahead, shoot your shot. More power to ya if you can come up with a different angle on the character.

The trouble with a liar is he can't remember what he said.

I find day after day of sunshine boring.

The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit.