Despotism despieses nothing so much as righteousness in its victims

Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided the end be their improvement.

'Shantaram' is the second in the series of a quartet of novels that I have planned about my life but is the first to be written. The third book is a sequel to 'Shantaram,' the first a prequel.

Gimme an honest frown over a false smile, any day.

Friendship is something that gets harder to understand, every damn year of my life.Friendship is like a kind of algebra test that nobody passes. In my worst moods, I think the best you can say is that a friend is anyone you don't despise.

Happiness is a myth. It was invented to make us buy new things.