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Our tragic age demands poetry of courage and not whimpers about the inevitable end of all maya.

— Mulk Raj Anand

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Please look out for the few thorns that might have got mixed up with the roses.

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Why don’t you call, you swine, and announce your approach!

Not a virgin or a rupee was safe in his realm.

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The trouble with liberal democracy is that it takes a long time to mature.

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