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“For politicians, passing laws is like passing water,” said Narayan. “It all ends down the drain.”
too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart,
our sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing are all calibrated for the enjoyment of a perfect world. But since the world is imperfect, we must put blinders on the senses.”
Everything changes, whether we like it or not.”
“Eating with fancy tools—that’s a great skill, like playing a musical instrument.”
Time can be the pretty ribbon in a little girl’s hair. Or the lines in your face, stealing your youthful colour and your hair.” He sighed and smiled sadly. “But in the end, time is a noose around the neck, strangling slowly.”
Where humans were concerned, the only emotion that made sense was wonder, at their ability to endure; and sorrow, for the hopelessness of it all.
“There is always hope—hope enough to balance our despair. Or we would be lost.”
You can trust your government to fulfil the task. Your part in this is very simple: to support the government, support the Emergency. The need of the hour is discipline—discipline in every aspect of life, if we are to reinvigorate the nation. Shun all superstitions,
