"Do what I will never do."

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Source : Jhumpa Lahiri (2004). “The Namesake: A Novel”, p.38, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Jhumpa Lahiri

“All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static.”
“If I were really asked to define myself, I wouldnâ€™t start with race; I wouldnâ€™t start with blackness; I wouldnâ€™t start with gender; I wouldnâ€™t start with feminism. I would start with stripping down to what fundamentally informs my life, which is that Iâ€™m a seeker on the path. I think of feminism, and I think of anti-racist struggles as part of it. But where I stand spiritually is, steadfastly, on a path about love.”
“Charleston has something for everyone, rain or shine. Its architecture is unparalleled. Carriage rides are great for seeing the city and hearing the history behind certain houses and the area.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Of course, there are some people who behave rudely. Allen Ginsberg used to like to get up in public and take his clothes off. I don't do that, but I liked Allen Ginsberg. He was a nice guy.”

Source : Interview with Anne-Marie Cusac, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. March 31, 2003.
“You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is. A lot of people don't know what they want or they want much less than they deserve. First you have figure out what you want. Second, you have to decide that you deserve it. Third, you have to believe you can get it. And, fourth, you have to have the guts to ask for it”

Source : Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.36, Prabhat Prakashan
“It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.”
“So the thing I realized rather gradually - I must say starting about 20 years ago now that we know about computers and things - there's a possibility of a more general basis for rules to describe nature.”
“I don't do much driving - about 5,000-6,000 miles a year. And most of that is to the airport and to the racing circuits.”

Source : Interview with Susan Michals, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2012.

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