The Russian yearning for the meaning of life is the major theme of our literature, and this is the real point of our intelligentsia's existence.

The question of bread for myself is a material question, but the question of bread for my neighbor is a spiritual question.

Ravi' means 'sun.' It's a Sanskrit original word. And 'Shankar' is another name of Shiva, one of the holy trinity god that we worship.

The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God, or whatever you want to call it. Then the voices will come. Faith is the big deal.

I think I just learned that God has a plan for all of us, and I work hard and do all the things I can, but at the same time, His will is perfect; and me trying to control it, it's not going to work.

It's funny how God will change your plans for you when he's ready.