“Before I was married...I looked forward to being able to wear bells around my ankles and silver necklaces around my neck, but not any more, not since I had learned what they represented for the man who gave them. A necklace was no prettier than a piece of of rope that ties a goat to a tree, depriving it of freedom.”
― Phoolan Devi, The Bandit Queen Of India

“When all is said and done, what is clear is that all lives end before their time.”
― Jose Saramago, Blindness

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“None of the other shopkeepers near the railway station would hire a Muslim, but Ramanna Shetty, who ran the Ideal Store, a tea-and-samosa place, had told Ziauddin it was okay for him to stay. Provided he work hard. And keep away from all hanky panky.“

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There are only a small handful of books that I consider masterpieces. “The Dwarf“ by Pars Lagerkvist is one of them. The book, written in the format of a diary, is short, easy to read, and complete. Even several weeks after finishing it, I keep thinking about the title character.

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