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The most important reason is that I’m addicted to writing, just as I am to drinking. When I don’t write, it feels like I’m unclothed, like I haven’t had a bath. Like I haven’t had my first drink.
Religion used to be felt in the heart, but now, in the new Bombay, it must be worn on the head.
he’s fascinated by things that repel other people. It’s
Prostitutes are not born, they are made. Or they make themselves.
If a thing is in demand, it will always enter the market. Men demand the body of women. This is why every city has its red light area. If the demand were to end today, these areas would vanish on their own.
A man remains a man no matter how poor his conduct.
A woman, even if she were to deviate for one instance, from the role given to her by men, is branded a whore.
