“He remembered a version of himself untrammeled by expectation, unimpeded by Ego. He had suffered in the many years since then, seeking to return to that original self, if, in fact, it ever existed. And yet, he was helpless but… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“Here in Alpha City, we have a common saying: “What we call ‘sky’ is merely a figment of our narrative.” The most dreamy-eyed among us seem to adorn themselves and their aspirations in that proverb and you’ll see it everywhere:… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“Never miss an opportunity to be truly and deeply humiliated! The shame will carve you down to an individual of exquisite layering, and in… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“The fundamental basis by which the court’s decision might be made is, in itself, imperfect and subject to contradictions. There is very little consideration… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“In my mind, I could sense their roots under the soil, creeping in helical tangles of ever-increasing complexity outward and in all directions—out beyond… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“These facilities were relatively rustic even for this area of the world. Other inns at least had indoor plumbing and electricity. Most even had… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, there is no such person who can be called truly free, but only those who can be deemed so by comparison.” — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“The arrow of time obscures memory of both past and future circumstance with innumerable fallacies, the least trivial of which is perception.” — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“Innumerable arcs intersect and scatter into a vast indefinite sea.” — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“The...act of surrender—or devotion, as the case may be—was, to him, a kind of lifeline for those who sought a quick answer and didn’t… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“It is amazing how dispiriting it can be to enter a learning environment and to be made immediately to suppress your own exploratory inclinations.… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“All events of the past withered to mere skeletons, veined and fleshed of fancy.” — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“It seemed a ruse that fear of death should be the sole motivation for living and, yet, to quell this fear made the prospect… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“The temporal heart resonates at whispers From a Truth overarching Of whose countenance Timeless Intellect yearns vainly to fathom” — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
