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All I can say is we will fully utilise our right to self-defence. No one can just do what they want on our borders. ”
BJP doesn't practice the culture of stopping schemes of previous governments. ”
Life is all about evolution. What looks like a mistake to others has been a milestone in my life. Even if people have betrayed me, even if my heart was broken, even if people misunderstood or judged me, I have learned from these incidents. We are human and we make mistakes, but learning from them is what makes the difference. ”
I'm one of those lucky guys making a living out of something I really enjoy doing. That's a blessing. But you never know. What if my subsequent book series flops? I don't come from a wealthy background, so I'd be left with no choice. I'd have to go back into banking! ”
I'm fully conscious all the time that I'm an American Negro, because it's part of my life. But I also know that if I want to say, 'I see a bus full of people,' I don't have to say, 'I am a Negro seeing a bus full of people.' ”
Finding the one is not just a feeling, it's an educated guess. I feel like I chose someone to share my life with who is my friend. ”
Luckily I haven't fallen into the trap, which has claimed so many writers, of living from day to day thinking 'Ah, I'll write a book about that.' ”
I will never be one of the happy stupid that were born somewhere. This way of life is excellent for the imagination. It develops your paranoia. You feel paranoid when you don't understand a country, and being paranoiac is excellent for fiction. ”
Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons. ”
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. ”