Bookless in Baghdad Quotes

“If America is a melting-pot, then to me India is a thali, a selection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each tastes different, and does not necessarily mix with the next, but they belong together on the same plate, and they complement each other in making the meal a satisfying repast.”
― Shashi Tharoor, Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers

“Why does man need bread? To survive. But why survive if it is only to eat more bread? To live is more than just to sustain life - it is to enrich, and be enriched by, life.”
― Shashi Tharoor, Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers

“The Mahabharata declares, 'What is here is nowhere else; what is not here, is nowhere.”
― Shashi Tharoor, Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers