"We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts."

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Source : R. K. Narayan (1988). “A Writer's Nightmare: Selected Essays, 1958-1988”, p.87, Penguin Books India

R.K. Narayan

#Men Quotes #Facts Quotes

“I love 'Monty Python,' 'Black Adder,' 'Fawlty Towers.' I'm a huge fan of British comedy.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.”
“Whenever you see someone react to something they're reading on their phone, that's life being lived.”
“I would have rather had a dad with change jingling in his pocket; one who would have spent the last forty minutes of the world raking leaves for his kids to jump in, so that they perished in one loud, bright instant, giggles still bubbling up from their bellies, never suspecting a thing. Yeah, well. Tough luck, rich boy.”

Source : S. A. Bodeen (2008). “The Compound”, p.62, Feiwel & Friends
“Today, the need to avoid confusing marriage with other types of unions based on weak love is especially urgent. It is only the rock of total, irrevocable love between a man and a woman that can serve as the foundation on which to build a society that will become a home for all mankind.”
“Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we have as little expectation as possible. If you say, "Well, that's pretty much what I thought I'd see," you are in trouble. At that point you have to ask yourself why you are even here. [...] Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business.”
“Throwing away Zen mind is correct Zen mind. Only keep the question, 'What is the best way of helping other people?'”
“Sometimes you have to be a bad person to save yourself, and it takes a little chunk out of your soul, but you do it anyway.”

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