I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.

When 'Midnight's Children' came out, people in the West tended to respond to the fantasy elements in the novel, to praise it in those terms. In India, people read it like a history book.

Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.