Although I'm not fluent in sign language by a long way, I could have a fairly decent conversation.

It is the simplest fact of Indian life: there are too many Indians.

Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy and all art.

In countries where all the crooked politicians wear pin-striped suits, the best people are bare-assed.

It might be said that a great unstated reason for travel is to find places that exemplify where one has been happiest. Looking for idealised versions of home-indeed, looking for the perfect memory.

I don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there, there would be no economy. So I understand why a tourist economy is necessary.

Although I'm not fluent in sign language by a long way, I could have a fairly decent conversation.