Walk, first, through the fire, then philosophize.

If there was an abundance of misery in the world, there was also sufficient joy, yes - as long as one knew where to look for it.

Children don't make judgments about which details are important... a child captures them all.

In foreign countries they fear baldness. They are so rich in foreign countries, they can afford to fear all kinds of silly things.

Distance was a dangerous thing, she knew. Distance changed people.

He who spits paan at the ceiling only blinds himself.

So we tell the same story, over and over. Just the details are different