Quotes by Manu Joseph

About Manu Joseph:

Manu Joseph is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of Open magazine.
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No matter what the delusions are, parents do not really know their children

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It is a misfortune to be in the presence of a writer, even a failed writer, to be seen by him, be his passing study and remain in his corrupt memory. It is like the insult of a corpse on the road by a war photographer.

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How unfortunate is the guy who does not live in the extravagant memory of an infatuated young woman.

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At the heart of memory, is the stillness of time.

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Morality was probably the invention of unattractive men. Whom else does it benefit really

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Men do things. We can't help it. That's all there is to it. As you will discover in time, the primary choice every man has to make is whether he wants to be himself or if he wants peace.

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The Boy will not be a failure. Mythili knows.She has seen the generations before.The boy will make it.As his father has said,he does not have the option of failure.He will crack atleast one entrance exam,and he will one day have a nice house in a sub...

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Strong people write bad stories.

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Scientists want to search for alien signals because that's what gets them publicity. They are like Jesus Christ." "Jesus Christ?" Nambodri asked, with a faintly derogatory chuckle. "Yes. They are exactly like Jesus Christ. You know that he turned wat...

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The unfortunate are not as miserable as the world imagines. That urchins, the handicapped, orphans, prisoners and others are much happier than people think. And that language is a trap, that a dark evolutionary force has created languages to limit hu...

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After riding like a moron all over the place, observes the face of an Indian when he crashes. He is stunned.

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The extraordinary triumph of the cellphone among India’s poor stemmed from its ability to enable a most mundane human need, which is to chat with other people. And when the poor chat, it is not always about curing a child of diarrhea.

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From the comfort of distance, [Non resident Indians and Kashmiris] financially and emotionally support ideologies whose consequence they don’t have to face. They are not just a nuisance. As a collective they are dangerous. When men capable of murde...

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The most foolish description of the young is that they are rebellious. The truth is that they are a fellowship of cowards.

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Author Bio

  • NameManu Joseph
  • DescriptionJournalist and writer
  • Born1974
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionAuthor; Journalist