The Song of the Magpie Robin Quotes

“India is, reportedly, one of the most legalistic of countries and, simultaneously, one where more people break the law than anywhere else in the world.”
― Zafar Futehally, The Song of the Magpie Robin

“Every time Salim saab comes to Bharatpur,’ the Maharaja used to say plaintively, ‘he takes two species off my menu.”
― Zafar Futehally, The Song of the Magpie Robin

“We all know that human beings do not act to avert disaster until they are on the brink of it.”
― Zafar Futehally, The Song of the Magpie Robin

“communication without words, is something special, when it happens, you fall in love. I”
― Zafar Futehally, The Song of the Magpie Robin

“A relationship with an animal is different; you cannot use words to communicate, you cannot bullshit; you feel the emotion of the other directly .… Dishonesty is not a possibility. You need to develop the right “beliefs” to have the desired response. Patience”
― Zafar Futehally, The Song of the Magpie Robin