Varun Sayal > Quotes

“The part of science that you don’t understand will always look like magic to you.”
― Varun Sayal, Time Crawlers

“Genie: Okay, fine. So what are your three wishes?

Marco: Only three? In the stories I heard, the genies granted unlimited wishes.

Genie: Ah, not again. Well, let me clarify this for you. I only provide the “Limited to three wishes” plan, also called the “Classic package”. There were certain gold and platinum plans offered in the past, which granted infinite wishes and where the genie practically stayed with the lamp-finder all their life. But those plans were discontinued around 2,300 years back.”
― Varun Sayal, Time Crawlers

“He stopped eating and cried for days. No one was able to console him. But the sun still rose every-day and brightened the sky. The raindrops still fell, and the crops still bore grain. The world moved on, and he did, too.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“There are times when after conquering one significant milestone in the journey,we realise the benign ignorance we had about the colossal challenges posed by the next milestone.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“I have seen the past, the present, and the future. I have realized that there is only one sin in this whole world – that is to hurt another living being, who means you no harm, through your direct or indirect intentional actions.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“At what point of time in history did humankind start traversing a path of self-annihilation? Instead of doing good for the world, humans designed weapons which could decimate populations within minutes.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“... experience has taught me that even the strongest armor can be pierced through with the sharpest blade.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“See, that’s the major difference between us. Its not our powers. It’s our life goals. With your power of clairvoyance, you could have been a god too, like me. …”
― Varun Sayal, Disciples of Trikaal

“I am not a goddess. I was human once. Millions of years of evolution introduced genetic changes into our species. We found a way to traverse time, to manipulate it, to inverse it. Before the universe went into the reverse crunch, we left our physical bodies. …”
― Varun Sayal, Disciples of Trikaal

“It depends on you how you mold them and shape their thinking. Depending on the values they get from you, they will either be the angels or demons of time.”
― Varun Sayal, Disciples of Trikaal

“Multiple choices lead to similar outcomes. You can only control your decisions. You cannot control their consequences, only gods can.”
― Varun Sayal, Disciples of Trikaal

“… They are the ones who documented the mantra, which is my invocation call. They used to word Devi out of respect, which your translation interpreted as goddess. However, I am not duty bound to serve your endless wishes.”
― Varun Sayal, Disciples of Trikaal

“I loved the fact that I hated this fight in you. Or I hated the fact that I loved it.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“I can’t take part in this battle,…"

"Why?"

"Because I am an ocean. Oceans don’t take voyages, Sailers do.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“Technology is the double-edged sword of our times. Whoever controls technology controls the world.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“As individual entities of the universe, we all are in charge of our own deeds.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“Truth is like that bitter drink which looks appealing when in the glass, but when ingested, only brings pain and sorrow.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“Jokie: Wait, what’s a time-slice, sire?

Historical Scientist: A time-slice is the tiniest possible interval of time. It is time taken for a single cycle of the radiation produced by the transition between two levels of the cesium 133 atom.”
― Varun Sayal, Time Crawlers

“A gory war was a cost of the bloodless peace that followed.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“Don’t worry, Mr. Morales. I will speak from my heart, and I will speak the truth. That’s the best arrow I have in my quiver.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“This was a war, and in a war, there is nothing right or wrong, nothing righteous or immoral. It’s two sides fighting for victory. That’s it.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“I know several different paths still lead to the same outcome. A man misses accident but dies of a heart attack five minutes later.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“Your superpower is not time travel or human possession. Your superpower is your ability to take in a lot of negativity and still do good for this world.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“Billions of sheep, ruled by thousands of tigers. Sheep never revolt; they only follow.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“Do you see the irony of it all? Using every piece of revolutionary technology available to them, these so-call rebels curse the same. If this is not asinine, that what is?”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“Marco: Hey, you’re a … a genie … the thing that grants all wishes. Oh my God, oh lord! The Gods have finally listened to my everlasting pleas. I hit the jackpot. You’re going to fulfill all my wishes! My life is all set now, sir … Sir … or … madam. Huh … you’re a woman! I’m surprised, I never heard of a female genie in any of the stories.
Genie: You are one sexist son of a bitch. Can’t genies be female? Really, bro?”
― Varun Sayal, Time Crawlers

“Omniscience, you see, is not a consequence of immortality, but a mere side-effect of being a time-demon.”
― Varun Sayal, Demons of Time: Race to the 7th Sunset

“Once I take a bounty, I complete it without fail. That’s my unwavering ethic. I have a reputation to keep."

"What good is a reputation of you aren’t there to keep it?”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality

“Tell me something, boy. When a surgeon cuts into a human body, it’s all good, but when a killer does, its’s all bad. Why?"

"Well, the doctor doesn’t want to hurt the human."

"But he is hurting the human."

"Yes, but the doctor wants good for the patient."

"Exactly, my boy. Intentions. When you do something with a good intention, then it can’t be wrong. That’s how you decide what is right versus what is wrong.”
― Varun Sayal, Devourers from Suryaksh: Race to the Last Eventuality