Ramya

“If the hour comes, and there's no one to beg or blame but yourself, you learn that what we have in the end is just a handful more than what was born in us. That unique handful is the only story of us that isn't told by someone else”
― Gregory David Roberts

“ನಮ್ಮದು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಸಮಾಜವಲ್ಲ, ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯ ಸಮಾಜ. ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಗೂ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗೂ ಬಹಳ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವಿದೆ. ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಂಡತಿ ನಿನ್ನೊಬ್ಬನನ್ನೇ ಗಂಡ ಎಂದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ ಎಂಬುದು ನಿನ್ನ ನಂಬಿಕೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅವಳನ್ನು ಹೆಂಡತಿಯಂತೆ ನಡೆಸುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ.”
― Karanam Pavan Prasad, ಕರ್ಮ | Karma

“For every door that’s been opened to me, I’ve tried to open my door to others. And here is what I have to say, finally: Let’s invite one another in. Maybe then we can begin to fear less, to make fewer wrong assumptions, to let go of the biases and stereotypes that unnecessarily divide us. Maybe we can better embrace the ways we are the same. It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about where you get yourself in the end. There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“We're trying to be grown-up and love each other and understand how the hell you're supposed to insert USB leads. We're looking for something to cling on to, something to fight for, something to look forward to. We're doing all we can to teach our children how to swim. We have all of this in common, yet most of us remain strangers, we never know what we do to each other, how your life is affected by mine.
Perhaps we hurried past each other in a crowd today, and neither of us noticed, and the fibers of your coat brushed against mine for single moment and then we were gone. I don't know who you are.
But when you get home this evening, when this day is over and the night takes us, allow yourself a deep breath. Because we made it through this day as well.
There'll be another one along tomorrow.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People