We may not have sewage, drinking water, and Olympic gold medals, but we do have democracy.

We may not have sewage, drinking water, and Olympic gold medals, but we do have democracy.

Aravind Adiga

We are made mysteries to ourselves by the Rooster Coop we are locked in.

We are made mysteries to ourselves by the Rooster Coop we are locked in.

You can't expect a man in a dung heap to smell sweet.

You can't expect a man in a dung heap to smell sweet.

I was looking for the key for years But the door was always open

I was looking for the key for years But the door was always open

The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave

The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave

A man's past keeps growing, even when his future has come to a full stop.

A man's past keeps growing, even when his future has come to a full stop.

It's amazing. The moment you show cash, everyone knows your language.

It's amazing. The moment you show cash, everyone knows your language.

I was looking for the key for years
But the door was always open

I was looking for the key for years But the door was always open

The story of a poor man’s life is written on his body, in a sharp pen.

The story of a poor man’s life is written on his body, in a sharp pen.

In a socialistic economy, the small businessman has to be a thief to prosper.

In a socialistic economy, the small businessman has to be a thief to prosper.

Who would have thought, Mr. Jiabao, that of this whole family, the lady with the short skirt would be the one with a conscience?

Who would have thought, Mr. Jiabao, that of this whole family, the lady with the short skirt would be the one with a conscience?

Like eunuchs discussing the Kama Sutra, the voters discuss the elections in Laxmangarh.

Like eunuchs discussing the Kama Sutra, the voters discuss the elections in Laxmangarh.

But without a family, a man is nothing.

But without a family, a man is nothing.

Don't waste your money on those American books. They're so yesterday.

Don't waste your money on those American books. They're so yesterday. "I am tomorrow.”

You were looking for the key for years, but the door was always open.

You were looking for the key for years, but the door was always open.

Vishram is a building like the people living in it, middle class to its core. Improvement or failure, it is incapable of either extremity.

Vishram is a building like the people living in it, middle class to its core. Improvement or failure, it is incapable of either extremity.

sardonic, seriocomic saga of the plight of India's poor.

sardonic, seriocomic saga of the plight of India's poor.

Turning to his right, Danny saw a great fig tree sparkle in many places inside its dark canopy of leaves, like a thing that knew its own heart.

Turning to his right, Danny saw a great fig tree sparkle in many places inside its dark canopy of leaves, like a thing that knew its own heart.

Entrepreneurs are made from half-baked clay.

Entrepreneurs are made from half-baked clay.