“There was little Hiroko Tanaka hadnt learnt about the shameful resilience of the human heart.”

“If the greatest loss of his life is the loss of a dream he's always known to be a dream, then he's among the fortunate ones.”

“Yes, I know everything can disappear in a flash of light. That doesnt make anything less valuable.”

“The world won't get more or less terrible if we're indoors somewhere with a mug of hot chocolate.”

“Why have the English remained to English? Throughout India's history conquerors have come from elsewhere, and all of them --- Turk, Arab, Hun, Mongol, Persian --- have become Indian. If --- when --...”

“An extended hand is the best weapon against a clenched fist.”

“If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it's helpful to do kind, peaceful things.”

“Demonstrating verbal kindness looks better on everyone know matter what the situation. There's a peace in the heart of the kind person who handles everything with love.”

“War is what happens when language fails.”

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”

“The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.”