“He then explained his new philosophy, which followed the devastating discovery that Love and Friendship were the veriest illusions. He explained that people married because their sexual appetite had to be satisfied and there must be somebody to manage the… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
Friendship was another illusion like love, though it did not reach the same mad heights. People pretended that they were friends, when the fact… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“If he(Mani) were Swaminathan, he would have closed the whole incident at the beginning by hurling an ink-bottle, if nothing bigger was available, at… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“Then there was Mani, the Mighty Good-For-Nothing. He towered above all the other boys of the class. He seldom brought any books to the class, and never bothered about homework. He came to the class, monopolized the last bench, ans slept bravely. No teacher ever tried to prod him.” — R.K. Narayan Copy Share
“It was Monday morning. Swaminathan was reluctant to open his eyes. he considered Monday specially unpleasant in the calendar. After the delicious freedom of Saturday and Sunday, it was difficult to get into the Monday mood of work and discipline. He shuddered at the very thought of school: the dismal yellow building; the fire-eyed Vedanayagam, his class teacher, and headmaster… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share
“What you see is my old shell; inside it’s all changed. You can’t share my life.” — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“I came in several times and spoke, but perhaps you were asleep when I thought you were awake.' 'You are very considerate to explain… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“Words have a knack of breeding more words, whereas laughter, a deafening, roaring laughter, has the knack of swallowing everything up.” — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
Society presses upon us all the time. The progress of the last half century is the progress of the frog out of his well. — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“He then explained his new philosophy, which followed the devastating discovery that Love and Friendship were the veriest illusions. He explained that people married… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“It’s often said that God made man in His own image, it’s also true that man makes God in his own image.” — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
