For work, I have to be living in cities, I really cherish the time when I get to be out in the countryside.
Jealousy is a rather enjoyable emotion to watch.
When you fly high people will throw stones at you. Don't look down. Just fly higher so the stones won't reach you
Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It’s ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices.
Certificates from top US universities adorned the walls like tiger head in a hunter’s home.
Love? I need a lot of love. " Of course you do. Everyone does. It's funny that we never say it. It's OK to scream, 'I'm starving' in public if you are hungry; it's OK to make a fuss and say, 'I'm so sleepy', if you are tired; but somehow we cannot say, 'I need some more love. ' Why can't we say it? It's just as basic a need. " - ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER Chapter 36 pages 293-4
The real middle class India that has always been looking for a voice that is its very own. I write about it because I belong to it.
Where magic is concerned, there is always an initial decision, an initial willingness to let it enter your life. If that is not there neither is magic.
Before, I would play a little hoops, a little tennis. Now it's more yoga, Pilates, stretching, some light weight work, push-ups, sit-ups, resistance things. When I used to live on the eleventh floor, I would take the steps. I don't do that so much now. I'm taking the elevator a bit more these days.
Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.
It's always better to feed your enemies than to fight with them.