(A) (h)uge (dev)ourer *of books*

“have we ever heard of any one dynasty ruling endlessly, beyond all bounds of time? Never! Even the illustrious Ishvaku clan, which boasted Lord Rama, died out. The Rettai Mandalathar rose to bring the Chalukya reign to an end. Empires and dynasties do have a habit of rising to tremendous greatness, and crashing to hollow depths; entirely natural, don't you think? There are kingdoms that have ruled for centuries, and disappeared without a trace.”
― Kalki, Fresh Floods

“while money couldn’t always buy you happiness, a lack of money always brought anguish.”
― Tilly Bagshawe, Sidney Sheldon’s The Silent Widow

“If they’d hang head-down at the top of the thing and wait quietly, maybe something good would come along. But no—with men it’s rush, rush, rush, every minute.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

“Thank you. For showing me what love is all about. And thank you for also teaching me to never love someone too much.”
― Chetan Bhagat, The Girl in Room 105