"The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind."

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Source : Kiran Desai (2006). “The Inheritance of Loss”, p.208, Atlantic Monthly Press

Kiran Desai

#Change Quotes #Past Quotes #Left Behind Quotes

“When you saw the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," that was Michael [Jackson]'s story write large. Born as an elderly person, Benjamin Button was, in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel and in the film starring Brad Pitt, he dies as a newborn child. Michael Jackson's childhood was one of enormous, prodigious production.He was a child prodigy, he was a wunderkind.”
“One must espouse some pursuit, taking it kindly at heart and with enthusiasm.”
“I will never be able to go back to Sweden without knowing inside myself that I'd done all a man could do to save as many Jews as possible”
“To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.”
“Who said the road doesnâ€™t have bumps? It can still be traveled.”
“Exploration is the sport of the scientist”
“I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.”
“When men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better.”

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