“If there was an abundance of misery in the world, there was also sufficient joy, yes - as long as one knew where to look for it.” IfsWorldLooksLongJoyMiserySufficientAbundance Author:Rohinton Mistry
“...the face has limited space. My mother used to say, if you fill your face with laughing, there will be no more room for crying.” IfsFacesUsedMotherSpaceRoomsLaughingCryYour Face Author:Rohinton Mistry
“What folly made young people, even those in middle age, think they were immortal? How much better, their lives, if they could remember the end. Carrying your death with you every day would make it hard to waste time on unkindness and anger and bitterness, on anything petty. That was the secret: remembering your dying time, in order to keep the stupid and the ugly out of your living time.” PeopleIfsThinkingLifeMadeEndsHardAgeRememberYoungOrderSecretMiddleDyingStupidWasteUglyFollyImmortalBitternessWasting TimePettyMiddle AgesUnkindnessAnger And Bitterness Author:Rohinton Mistry
“If time were a bolt of cloth,” said Om, “I would cut out all the bad parts. Snip out the scary nights and stitch together the good parts, to make time bearable. Then I could wear it like a coat, always live happily.” IfsSaidTogetherNightCuttingScaryCoatsBoltsMaking TimeBearableStitches Book:A Fine Balance Source: A Fine Balance
