“I realized that I belonged neither to the Hindus nor to the Mussalmans. How could I explain to my wife that while the Brahmins lived on offerings made to their gods, the Rajputs and the Jats had their lands, Aheers and the Gujars their cattle, the Banias their shops, all that the poor Kayasthas had were their brains and their… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share
“But if they asked me ‘Abdullah when will you become a true Muslim?’ I would reply ‘Soon, if that be the will… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“The Hindus hatred of the Mussalmans did not make sense to me. The Muslims had conquered Hindustan. Why hadn’t our gods saved… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“The Muslims had become masters of Hindustan. They were quite willing to let us Hindus live our lives as we wanted to… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
When you have counted eighty years and more, Time and Fate will batter at your door; But if you should survive to be a… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“Freedom is for the educated people who fought for it. We were slaves of the English, now we will be slaves of the educated… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“There are many ways of attaining godhood, say teachers of religion. Acharya Rajneesh disagrees and says there is only one way, and sexual intercourse is the first step towards it. He maintains that religion as it is practised, is false, and its propagators are agents of Satan. They have degraded love and taught us the negation of life. The philosophy… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share
I don't want to be cremated, I want to be buried. I don't believe in wasting wood and I feel that one should give… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“I am back in my beloved city. The scene of desolation fills my eyes with tears. At every step my distress and agitation increases.… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“One Sikh may argue with one Sikh. One Sikh must never argue with two Sikhs–certainly not after dark.” — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
I had lots of time to read [being a lawyer] what I hadn't read in my school and college days. Being a bad student… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
I have never, in 50 years, ever missed a deadline [as a journalist]. — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“poverty which had celebrated a hundred thousand silver and golden jubilees.” — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
“He told us of an incident from the life of the Prophet Musa. Musa heard a poor shepherd praying: ‘Where art Thou that I… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
![“I had lots of time to read [being a lawyer] what I hadn't read in my school and college days. Being a bad student I barely passed my exams and I barely bothered about books. It was sports all the time. I started reading and got involved in literature and writing. The few cases I handled gave me…” quote by Khushwant Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7f9/khushwant-singh-9061_book_i-had-lots-of-time-to-read-being-a-lawye_326605.jpg)
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