Whether you are in the West, the East, the North, or the South, we should all feel pressured to attempt more, find new ways of outwitting ourselves, in our writing and thinking.

Gandhi saw how people have to re-think their own individuality before engaging in political activity. Otherwise they're just playing the game that the adversary has set out.

In America, you don't even have proper holidays. It's really one of the most prosperous slave societies in history. People work their asses off all year long and get two weeks off! It's incredible.

The people who encouraged me weren't necessarily writers or readers themselves. They were people who were just pleased to see me devote my life to reading and writing.

I found it really disturbing to see a novelist writing a diatribe about Islam and Muslim radical extremists, blurring the distinction between the two.

The idea that human beings can make history, that is something quite unique to the modern West.

We need to infuse politics with ideas like compassion and empathy, and a sense that we live in an interdependent world.

The asymmetries of power that have shaped relations between the West and the rest of the world also exist in the realm of literary criticism.

Most suffering is human-made and avoidable. It's mostly in your head.

Freedom of speech doesn't guarantee great literature.

In the modern world, nationalism remains a very important force. We delude ourselves into thinking that globalization has made all of that redundant and that everyone just wants to be like America.

What we did yesterday, Can be changed today to make tomorrow different.. PAST / PRESENT / FUTUREPrecious Present Moments Light Our Path

All Pieces of puzzle set on right place, but it'll take time & dedication !!

Even monarchs have need of authors, and fear their pens more than ugly women the painter's pencil.

Imitate the sun. Don't worry if people understand you. Just shine shine shine.

The best thing about having four big brothers is you always have someone to do something for you.

Critics say it's illegal for Donald Trump to run for president while hosting a TV show. It's also illegal to run for president if your hair wasn't born in this country.

You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.

The decisive means for politics is violence.

My business is only to keep myself in motion, whilst motion pleases me; I only walk for the walk's sake.

When I sign people's stuff I put down John 3:16 and 17.