Rampersaud Pretam Quotes & Sayings

I intentionally approached each story in 'Killing and Dying' in a different way, and that includes the writing process. — Adrian Tomine

So let us praise the distinctive pleasures of re-reading: that particular shiver of anticipation as you sink into a beloved, familiar text; the surprise and wonder when a book that had told one tale now turns and tells another; the thrill when a book long closed reveals a new door with which to enter. In our tech-obsessed, speed-obsessed, throw-away culture let us be truly subversive and praise instead the virtues of a long, slow relationship with a printed book unfolding over many years, a relationship that includes its weight in our hands and its dusty presence on our shelves. In an age that prizes novelty, irony, and youth, let us praise familiarity, passion, and knowledge accrued through the passage of time. As we age, as we change, as our lives change around us, we bring different versions of ourselves to each encounter with our most cherished texts. Some books grow better, others wither and fade away, but they never stay static. — Terri Windling

O sky above me, you modest, glowing sky! O you, my happiness before sunrise! Day is coming: so let us part! — Friedrich Nietzsche

You can do reverse engineering, but you can't do reverse hacking. — Francis Crick

Thank you," she said. "For making me have dinner with you."
He laughed. "Next time maybe I'll really torture you and take you to a movie."
Next time. — Roxanne Snopek

15 p If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 q and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good [2] is that? — Anonymous

You can give words, but you can't take them. And when words are given, that is when they are shared. We remember what that was like. Words so real they were almost tangible. There are conversations you remember, for certain. But more than that, there is the sensation of conversation. You will remember that, even when the precise words begin to blur. — David Levithan

Things that make you weird as a kid will make you great tomorrow. — James Victore

At this unprecedented juncture in our history I have a word for you. Do not be disheartened by our temporary defeat ; be cheerful and optimistic. Above all, never lose your faith in the destiny of India. There is no power on earth which can keep India in bondage. India will be free and, that too, soon. JAl-HIND ! — Subhas Chandra Bose

Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic. — Tina Turner