12 Quotes & Sayings By Salil Jha

Salil Jha is the author of A New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling memoir, The Other Side of the Door. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and on NPR’s All Things Considered. He holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an MFA from the University of Iowa Read more

A former science journalist and editor at Time magazine, he also worked for National Public Radio and on the communications team on the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.

Every soul needs a touch of erotic love. A deep,...
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Every soul needs a touch of erotic love. A deep, unconditional love is what every heart truly desires. True love is passionately erotic. Salil Jha
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Love is the true state of the human heart. When we love, we unguard our hearts. We open ourselves up to the world with- out any restraint. When passion flows, desires stir, our earthy senses become dull, and our ethereal self becomes illumined. At this stage, we are naked, totally naked, with little or no covering of ego. Salil Jha
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Poetry contains few words but tells much. Its beauty is that by being condensed it is rich in meaning and open to various interpretations. Unlike prose, there is no boundary to poetry. There is nothing concrete or black and white. Poetry is mutable; it is transformative. Poetry is the alchemy of hearts. And what cannot be said in prose can sometimes be only said through poetry. Salil Jha
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Most of the books of erotic poetry available today are either too old or are big anthologies covering the same poets and poems. There is a lack of new and original work. Most of us have read something from Ovid, Sappho, Shakespeare, the ancient Greeks, the Romans, or from the Kama Sutra. But love is a theme that should be celebrated with freshness. Salil Jha
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I believe eros dwells in our innermost being as the spirit of creative expression. To me, eros is a great path that we must walk, a song we listen to, a game that we hunt and enjoy, a lesson to learn, a garden where flowers bloom, a prodigious puzzle to solve, a book to read, a chapter to write, and an ocean to swim in. That’s what eros is to me. Salil Jha
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Poems are word paintings. Poetry doesn’t belong to time. That’s why often you feel as if poems are speaking directly to you. Salil Jha
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Every poem is unique to each person who reads it. Salil Jha
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Read a poem at a time, or two, or all, but give them time to sink into your heart. Read them again, read a portion, and stop and ponder. Visualize. Take it slow; let the poem show you what lies in your own heart. Let it fuel the words from within. Salil Jha
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You are a reader, and therefore a thinker, an observer, a living soul who wants more out of this human experience. Salil Jha
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You are you. You are not a label. As an individual you have a unique place in my heart and mind. Salil Jha
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You are not a crowd. You are not a label. As an individual you have a unique place in my heart and mind. Salil Jha