In Kolkata is a temple where the deity worshipped is Amitabh Bachchan. The daily aarti is performed to the chanting of the Amitabh Chaleesa. And people still ask, “Could our mythological heroes be based on actual people who once lived?
Name one hero who was happy." I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back." You...
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Madeline Miller
I have done it, " she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R...
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Madeline Miller
Love cannot live where there is no trust.
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Edith Hamilton
Do you think we can be friends?” I asked. He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.
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Priya Ardis
Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.” British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.
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Priya Ardis
More Quotes By Ashwin Sanghi
My wife is troubled by the things I forget. I am troubled by the things she recollects.
My greatest qualification for writing fiction was my ability, as a child, to lie with a straight face.
Stop worrying whether the grass is greener on the other side. Find out how to own the other side.
My life is ruled by four W’s: my writing, my work, my wife, and my whisky. Not necessarily in that order.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step unless you missed it.
