“A lifetime had to be crafted, just like anything else, she thought, it had to be moulded and beaten and burnished in order to get the most out of it.” — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share Image
What folly made young people, even those in middle age, think they were immortal? How much better, their lives, if they could remember the… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
“What sense did the world make? Where was God, the Bloody Fool? Did He have no notion of fair and unfair? Couldn't He read… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
Lately you are brooding too much about rights. Give up this dangerous habit. — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
Flirting with madness was one thing; when madness started flirting back, it was time to call the whole thing off. — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
“And the further they go, the more they'll remember, they can take it from me.” — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
World can be a bewildering place,and dreams and ambitions are often paths to the most pernicious of traps — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
“In those days," continued Ishvar, "it seemed to me that that was all one could expect in life. A harsh road strewn with sharp… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
“God is dead," said Maneck. "That's what a German philosopher wrote." She was shocked. "Trust the Germans to say such things," she frowned. "And… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
“Where humans were concerned, the only emotion that made sense was wonder, at their ability to endure; and sorrow, for the hopelessness of it… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
“I've done lots of jobs. Right now, I'm a hair collector." "That's good", said Ishvar tentatively. "What do you have to do as a… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
If there was an abundance of misery in the world, there was also sufficient joy, yes - as long as one knew where to… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
...there was another, gorier parturition, when two nations incarnated out of one. A foreigner drew a magic line on a map and called it… — Rohinton Mistry Copy Share
