“Yesterday, I was sad, tomorrow i may be sad again, but today i know that i am happy. I want to live on and on, delighting like a pagan in all that is physical; and i know that this one lifetime, however long, cannot satisfy my heart.”
― Ruskin Bond, quote from Delhi Is Not Far
“The rain swirls over the trees and roofs of the town, and the parched earth soaks it up, exuding a fragrance that comes only once in a year, the fragrance of quenched earth, the most exhilarating of all smells.”
― Ruskin Bond, quote from Delhi Is Not Far
“I knew I was free; that I had always been free; held back only by my own weakness, lacking impulse and the imagination to break away from an existence that had become habitual for years.”
― Ruskin Bond, quote from Delhi Is Not Far
“Sometimes the weak will last for years, while the strong will suddenly collapse and die.”
― Ruskin Bond, quote from Delhi Is Not Far
“I do not mind difficulties, as long as they are new difficulties.”
― Ruskin Bond, quote from Delhi Is Not Far
Ruskin Bond
Born place: in Kasauli, British Indian Ocean Territory
Born date May 19, 1934
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“Most economists would concede that, in theory, government has the tools to smooth the business cycle. The problem is that fiscal policy is not made in theory; it's made in Congress.”
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“The ability to work hard and make sacrifices comes naturally to those who know exactly what they want.”
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“War is society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up failures perpetrated by adults.”
― Karl Marlantes, quote from What It is Like to Go to War
“Don't be surprised that I value prejudice, observe certain conventions, seek power--it's because I know I live in an empty society.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, quote from The Insulted and Humiliated
“He can't face you on an adult level, so he comes along and fucks up your truck. Classic payback method for the tiny-dick type.”
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