“There were those who asserted that sons always became, to some degree or other, disguised variants of their fathers, that the experience of breaking out was never more than an illusion; you returned; the gravity of blood was not only stronger than your willpower, it was your willpower.”-Joe Nesbo wrote in The Leopard

“It is the duty of every thoughtful Indian not to marry. In case he is helpless in regard to marriage, he should abstain from sexual intercourse with his wife.”–wrote Mahatma Gandhi

 

“We both may be killed by the Muslims and must put our purity to the ultimate test, so that we know that we are offering the purest of sacrifices, and we should now both start sleeping naked.”-77 year old Mahatma Gandhi told his 18 year old grand niece Manu

“We took their fingernails out with pliers and we made them eat them. We made them suck their own blood off the floor”-grisly account from Syria’s torture centres

Whenever the Indian market has hit the current level of valuations over the past decade, it has usually delivered positive returns on a six to 12 month basis, despite valuations continuing to slide from the levels that we see currently,” analysts at Mumbai-based Ambit Capital Pvt. wrote in a research note last week.

”I got death threats from them.’They say I am promoting a Western culture and bringing kids out of their homes for recreational activity and if you continue this it might be really difficult for you.I quit coaching, but I got [picked] for [first-class] cricket and the matches were all around Pakistan. When I started performing, they said, ‘You are still involved with cricket and promoting Western culture. If you come back to home, or wherever you are, we will find you.’ I am happy that I am a good Muslim. I am doing nothing contrary to Islam.I am playing here the last two years and I am still praying and I never drank alcohol. There is nothing contradictory with Islam and playing cricket.”-says Fawad Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer who is seeking asylum in Australia