“I was wrenched awake at the tail-end of a stifled scream. I fought my way up from a deep dark dream. The scream had been mine.”

“no-one would want to go through a traumatic experience but when youve survived something life-shattering and risen above it, you achieve a kind of serenity.”

“The mountains were so wild and so stark and so very beautiful that I wanted to cry. I breathed in another wonderful moment to keep safe in my heart.”

“getting angry and harbouring bitterness doesnt help anybody, least of all the angry bitter person.”

“I wished I could paint this ineffable beauty but I had never been artistic. I hadnt even packed a camera, and my phone was out of charge. It didnt matter. I just breathed in the feeling, savouring ...”

“... how could Britain operate in India for 300 years and take so little back from it in terms of understanding?”

“Within what is allotted to us, we can have spiritual contentment.”

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.”

“Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in ...”

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”