Fire Bird Quotes

“It was money from returning a pittance of land that was given to them like alms. Thanks, but no thanks. It was money from severing ancestral bonds.”
― Perumal Murugan, Fire Bird

“A new place. New people. Everything feels new. All the experiences will be new. As long as the curiosity to explore remains, anything will be interesting. You will be the first man to get out of that place which has been paralyzing people for several generations.”
― Perumal Murugan, Fire Bird

“A faraway place with no relatives close by will do just fine.”
― Perumal Murugan, Fire Bird

“But everyone knows no matter how good things are, it is not possible for families to live together forever.”
― Perumal Murugan, Fire Bird

“Once, my grandfather asked him [Periyar], “Saami, you keep a beard… are you a man of God?”
He replied, “A man of God keeps a beard and so does a lazy man. I am just a lazy man”.”
― Perumal Murugan, Fire Bird

“For a man with a plan, there is but one path. For one with none, limitless options open up. A myriad roads appeared in front of him. Curving in and out, they each seemed to flutter their lashes to lure him into an embrace.”
― Perumal Murugan, Fire Bird

“எல்லா ஊரிலும் முதலில் அவன்மேல் சந்தேகம்தான். பேச்சைப் பார்த்தபின் கொஞ்சமாய் நம்பிக்கை வரும். ஊரில் நான்கு பேரிடம் கலந்தபின் காட்டைக் காட்ட வருவார்கள். எடுத்ததும் என்ன ஆள் என்று விசாரிப்பார்கள். சொன்னாலும் போதாது. அதற்குள் என்ன பிரிவு, ஊர் எது, குல தெய்வம் எந்தக் கோயில் என்பதெல்லாம் கேட்டு நம்பிக்கை வந்த பிறகே சாதாரணமாகப் பேசுவார்கள்.”
― Perumal Murugan, ஆளண்டாப் பட்சி