Rachana Chakraborty

“There sat I, a faded being, under faded leaves.”
― Franz Kafka, Diaries, 1910-1923

“Life's splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.”
― Franz Kafka, Diaries of Franz Kafka 1914-1923

“If something good has lost its way into you, it will make its escape overnight. I know you.”
― Franz Kafka, Diaries, 1910-1923

“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory