Ruskin Bond Quotes:
“The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.”
“Happiness is as exclusive as a butterfly, and you must never pursue it. If you stay very still, it may come and settle on your hand. But only briefly. Savour those moments, for they will not come in your way very often.”
“To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast.”
“Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you.”
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
“It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.”
“A writer must always tell the truth, unless he is a liar.”
“People often ask me if I am afraid of death. I must confess that I am afraid of dying alone.”
“Love is not love until love’s vulnerable.”
“There is a quiet about the life of a farmer, and the peace of his ways can teach us more than anything else.”
“Happiness lies in the things we love and the things we dream about.”
“We’re all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.”
“A lifetime isn’t enough to explore all the beautiful corners of India.”
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”
“Some people are born to dream. Others are born to make those dreams a reality.”
“There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.”
“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.”
“Nature’s music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.”
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.”
“To learn to fly, one must first learn to walk, and to learn to walk, one must first learn to crawl.”