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
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… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“It was Monday morning. Swaminathan was reluctant to open his eyes. he considered Monday specially unpleasant in the calendar. After the delicious freedom of… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“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
