“One fact about India is that you can take almost anything you hear about the country from the prime minister and turn it upside down and then you will have the truth about that thing.” - Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger

“It’s true that all these gods seem to do awfully little work - much like our politicians - and yet keep winning re-election to their golden thrones in heaven, year after year.” - Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger

“I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.” - Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

“The true measurement of a person’s worth isn’t what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs. If you’re not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren’t real” : Snowden , No Place to Hide

“You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.” - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.” - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Beware of the person who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds themselves no wiser than before.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

“Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.” - Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

“The things you own end up owning you. It’s only after you lose everything that you’re free to do anything.” - Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club