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Robin Saikia Quotes

born 1962 England

Robin Saikia (born in 1962) is a British travel writer and historian.

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(Referring to Hodge the cat) His rumbles of content, and warm black fur, thawed the frost of my soul, and dispelled the torpor of despondency.

A Very Fine Cat Indeed: A Dramatic Monologue (2020)

(In referring to simple pleasures) These are arts that those who ridicule should not so readily despise, since they lighten melancholy and foster friendship.

A Very Fine Cat Indeed: A Dramatic Monologue (2020)

(Said in the context of semi-abstract art) Every time I look at a work of art, however good or bad, I always begin with the principle of "graceful acceptance." You always get so much more that way.

Every man that has felt pain, knows how few the comforts are that can gladden him to whom health is denied. I fed Hodge valerian to ease his agonies. I bought oysters for his delight, these being soft, and the best meat for his toothless jaws. I went for them myself.

A Very Fine Cat Indeed: A Dramatic Monologue (2020)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robin Saikia (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.