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“Whether it was coincidence or providence that had made Tolya and Tamar my friends, I was grateful for them. And if I was honest with myself, I envied their faith. If I could believe I had been blessed by some divine purpose, it might make the hard choices easier.”
― Ruin and Rising
― Ruin and Rising
“खन्ना मास्टर का असली नाम खन्ना था। वैसे ही, जैसे तिलक, पटेल, गाँधी, नेहरू आदि हमारे यहाँ जाति के नहीं, बल्कि व्यक्ति के नाम हैं। इस देश में जाति–प्रथा को खत्म करने की यही एक सीधी–सी तरकीब है। जाति से उसका नाम छीनकर उसे किसी आदमी का नाम बना देने से जाति के पास और कुछ नहीं रह जाता। वह अपने–आप ख़त्म हो जाती है।”
― राग दरबारी
― राग दरबारी
“I'm sorry," he said at last.
"Don't apologize. For all we know, there is no firebird."
"You don't believe that."
"No, but maybe we weren't meant to find it."
"You don't believe that either." He sighed. "So much for the good soldier."
I winced. "I shouldn't have said that."
"You once put goose droppings in my shoes, Alina. A bad mood I can handle.”
― Ruin and Rising
"Don't apologize. For all we know, there is no firebird."
"You don't believe that."
"No, but maybe we weren't meant to find it."
"You don't believe that either." He sighed. "So much for the good soldier."
I winced. "I shouldn't have said that."
"You once put goose droppings in my shoes, Alina. A bad mood I can handle.”
― Ruin and Rising
“बादशाहों की मुअत्तर ख्वाबगाहों में कहाँ
वह मजा जो भीगी-भीगी घास पर सोने में है,
मुतमइन बेफिक्र लोगों की हँसी में भी कहाँ
लुत्फ़ जो एक-दूसरे को देख कर रोने में है।”
― गुनाहों का देवता
वह मजा जो भीगी-भीगी घास पर सोने में है,
मुतमइन बेफिक्र लोगों की हँसी में भी कहाँ
लुत्फ़ जो एक-दूसरे को देख कर रोने में है।”
― गुनाहों का देवता
“Alina," the Darkling repeated, his fingers seeking mine. I was surprised to find fresh tears filling my eyes.
He reached up and brushed his knuckles over the wetness on my cheek. The smallest smile touched his bloodstained lips. "Someone to mourn me." He dropped his hand, as if the weight were too much. "No grave," he gasped, his hand tightening on mine, "for them to desecrate.”
― Ruin and Rising
He reached up and brushed his knuckles over the wetness on my cheek. The smallest smile touched his bloodstained lips. "Someone to mourn me." He dropped his hand, as if the weight were too much. "No grave," he gasped, his hand tightening on mine, "for them to desecrate.”
― Ruin and Rising
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