Tale Told by an Idiot Quotes

“When my grandchildren ask me what I did in the '42 movement [Quit India Movement] I say - "I waited for it.”
― R. P. Noronha, Tale Told by an Idiot

“It [the Quit India Resolution] was very far from being the Gita, but like Gita it suffered from flood of explanations, commentaries, and interpretations.”
― R. P. Noronha, Tale Told by an Idiot

“Look here, my boy, if you have average intelligence, about half the things you do are bound to be right, which is a fair achievement for any career. Don't spend sleepless nights over them.”
― R. P. Noronha, Tale Told by an Idiot

“I got into the ICS in a pleasantly casual fashion. When I went to England my mother had impressed on me the need to appear for the competitive examinations which I had no intention of doing . (my heart was set on a carrier as a photo journalist). After I had refrained from taking my first shot at the exam , my mother lost patience - and also perhaps some of her abounding faith in an only child and sent me all the forms duly filled up for the ICS. She also indicated delicately that if I did not appear, my allowance would die a sudden death. I appeared; much to my surprise, I got in. Even more to my surprise I topped the list of Indian candidates, and ever since then I have had no faith in competitive examination”
― R. P. Noronha, Tale Told by an Idiot