"I know nothing of this silence except that……" — Amitav Ghosh
"I know nothing of this silence except that it lies outside the reach of my intelligence, beyond words - that is why this silence must win, must inevitably defeat me, because it is not a presence at all."
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10 Quotes by Amitav Ghosh
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[T]hat state, love, is so utterly alien to that other idea without which we cannot live as human beings ---…
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