Shantaram - quotes 2
Posted by Anantha | Posted in Books , Gregory Roberts , Quotes , Shantaram | Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2009
Any Indian man will tell you that although love might not have been invented in India, it was certainly perfected there- pg 393
Mistakes are like bad loves, the more you learn from them, the more you wish they'd never happened - pg 402
Prisons are the temples where devils learn to pray - pg 404
Hate strangles a man, that's why hate has no great literature - pg 414
The only victory that really counts in prison is survival. Survival is not just about being alive. It's not just the body that must survive a jail; the spirit and will and the heart have to make it through as well - pg 415
People say that money is the root of all evil, but it's the other way round... Evil is the root of all money - pg 444
Pumping iron is Zen for violent men - pg 452
It isn't a secret, unless keeping it hurts - pg 454
Wherever you go in the world, in any society, it is always the same when it comes to questions of justice, We concentrate our laws, investigations, prosecutions and punishments on how much crime is in the sin rather than how much sin is in the crime - pg 472
People haven't stopped believing in love. They haven't stopped wanting to be in love. They just don't believe in a happy ending anymore - pg 504
There's nothing so depressing as a good advice - pg 545
Depression happens only to the people who don't know how to be sad - pg 546
It's better to have a weapon and not need it, than need it and not have it - pg 585
If we envy someone for all the right reasons, we're half way to wisdom - pg 607
A good man is as strong as the right woman needs him to be - pg 645
When the student is ready, teacher appears - pg 708
Wars can't change things. It's peace that makes the deepest cuts - pg 728
The best revenge, like the best sex, is performed slowly and with the eyes open - pg 805
Fate always gives you two choices, the one you should take and the one you do - pg 858
Old habits die hard, lie harder - pg 918
It is always a fool's mistake, to be alone with someone you shouldn't have loved - pg 921
Every human heartbeat is a universe of possibilities - pg 932
Following are the lines with which Shantaram ends:
I'd always thought that fate was something unchangeable; fixed for every one of us at birth, and as constant as the circuit of stars. But I suddenly realized that life is stranger and more beauitful than that. The truth is that, no matter what kind of game you find yourself in, no matter how good or bad the luck, you can change your life completely with a single thought or a single act of love - pg 933
Though I love each and every one of the quotes from Shantaram, following three are my personal favorites.
3. Fate gives all of us three teachers, three friends, three enemies and three great loves in our lives. But these twelve are always disguised and we can never know which one is which until we've loved them, left them or fought with them - pg 632
2. Personality and personal identity are in some ways like co-ordinates on the street map drawn by our intersecting relationships - pg 632
1. We know who we are and define what we are by reference to the people we love and our reasons for loving them - pg 632
Mistakes are like bad loves, the more you learn from them, the more you wish they'd never happened - pg 402
Prisons are the temples where devils learn to pray - pg 404
Hate strangles a man, that's why hate has no great literature - pg 414
The only victory that really counts in prison is survival. Survival is not just about being alive. It's not just the body that must survive a jail; the spirit and will and the heart have to make it through as well - pg 415
People say that money is the root of all evil, but it's the other way round... Evil is the root of all money - pg 444
Pumping iron is Zen for violent men - pg 452
It isn't a secret, unless keeping it hurts - pg 454
Wherever you go in the world, in any society, it is always the same when it comes to questions of justice, We concentrate our laws, investigations, prosecutions and punishments on how much crime is in the sin rather than how much sin is in the crime - pg 472
People haven't stopped believing in love. They haven't stopped wanting to be in love. They just don't believe in a happy ending anymore - pg 504
There's nothing so depressing as a good advice - pg 545
Depression happens only to the people who don't know how to be sad - pg 546
It's better to have a weapon and not need it, than need it and not have it - pg 585
If we envy someone for all the right reasons, we're half way to wisdom - pg 607
A good man is as strong as the right woman needs him to be - pg 645
When the student is ready, teacher appears - pg 708
Wars can't change things. It's peace that makes the deepest cuts - pg 728
The best revenge, like the best sex, is performed slowly and with the eyes open - pg 805
Fate always gives you two choices, the one you should take and the one you do - pg 858
Old habits die hard, lie harder - pg 918
It is always a fool's mistake, to be alone with someone you shouldn't have loved - pg 921
Every human heartbeat is a universe of possibilities - pg 932
Following are the lines with which Shantaram ends:
I'd always thought that fate was something unchangeable; fixed for every one of us at birth, and as constant as the circuit of stars. But I suddenly realized that life is stranger and more beauitful than that. The truth is that, no matter what kind of game you find yourself in, no matter how good or bad the luck, you can change your life completely with a single thought or a single act of love - pg 933
Though I love each and every one of the quotes from Shantaram, following three are my personal favorites.
3. Fate gives all of us three teachers, three friends, three enemies and three great loves in our lives. But these twelve are always disguised and we can never know which one is which until we've loved them, left them or fought with them - pg 632
2. Personality and personal identity are in some ways like co-ordinates on the street map drawn by our intersecting relationships - pg 632
1. We know who we are and define what we are by reference to the people we love and our reasons for loving them - pg 632
After reading the book i thought i should've noted these quotes .. thanks, you did that :-)