Thought provoking Quotes by Rohinton Mistry

You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair.

— Rohinton Mistry

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

“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

Lately you are brooding too much about rights. Give up this dangerous habit.

— Rohinton Mistry

Flirting with madness was one thing; when madness started flirting back, it was time to call the whole thing off.

— Rohinton Mistry

“But since the world is imperfect, we must put blinders on the senses.”

— Rohinton Mistry

“And the further they go, the more they'll remember, they can take it from me.”

— Rohinton Mistry

World can be a bewildering place,and dreams and ambitions are often paths to the most pernicious of traps

— Rohinton Mistry

“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

“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

“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

“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