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“वे बताती थीं कि हमें एक अच्छा रेजर-ब्लेड बनाने का नुस्खा भले ही न मालूम हो, पर कूड़े को स्वादिष्ट खाद्य पदार्थों में बदल देने की तरकीब सारी दुनिया में अकेले हमीं को आती है।”
― राग दरबारी
― राग दरबारी
“I saw the prince when I was in Os Alta,” said Ekaterina. “He’s not bad looking.”
“Not bad looking?” said another voice. “He’s damnably handsome.”
Luchenko scowled. “Since when—”
“Brave in battle, smart as a whip.” Now the voice seemed to be coming from above us. Luchenko craned his neck, peering into the trees. “An excellent dancer,” said the voice. “Oh, and an even better shot.”
“Who—” Luchenko never got to finish. A blast rang out, and a tiny black hole appeared between his eyes.
I gasped. “Imposs—”
“Don’t say it,” muttered Mal.”
― Ruin and Rising
“Not bad looking?” said another voice. “He’s damnably handsome.”
Luchenko scowled. “Since when—”
“Brave in battle, smart as a whip.” Now the voice seemed to be coming from above us. Luchenko craned his neck, peering into the trees. “An excellent dancer,” said the voice. “Oh, and an even better shot.”
“Who—” Luchenko never got to finish. A blast rang out, and a tiny black hole appeared between his eyes.
I gasped. “Imposs—”
“Don’t say it,” muttered Mal.”
― Ruin and Rising
![श्रीलाल शुक्ल [Shrilal Shukla]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1321441076i/3388044.jpg)
“हम असली भारतीय विद्यार्थी हैं; हम नहीं जानते कि बिजली क्या है, नल का पानी क्या है, पक्का फ़र्श किसको कहते हैं; सैनिटरी फिटिंग किस चिड़िया का नाम है। हमने विलायती तालीम तक देसी परम्परा में पायी है और इसीलिए हमें देखो, हम आज भी उतने ही प्राकृत हैं ! हमारे इतना पढ़ लेने पर भी हमारा पेशाब पेड़ के तने पर ही उतरता है, बन्द कमरे में ऊपर चढ़ जाता है।”
― राग दरबारी
― राग दरबारी
“I wanted to believe anything so that I wouldn’t have to face the future alone. The problem with wanting is that it makes us weak.”
― Ruin and Rising
― Ruin and Rising
“Mal was quiet for a long moment. Then he said, “I’m not sure who my first kill was. We were hunting the stag when we ran into a Fjerdan patrol on the northern border. I don’t think the fight lasted more than a few minutes, but I killed three men. They were doing a job, same as I was, trying to get through one day to the next, then they were bleeding in the snow. No way to tell who was the first to fall, and I’m not sure it matters. You keep them at a distance. The faces start to blur.”
“Really?”
“No.”
― Ruin and Rising
“Really?”
“No.”
― Ruin and Rising
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