The Longer One Doesn't Write,

You Said, 'how Is It Possible For Democracy To Work With An Illiterate People Who Are Dying Of Hunger?' But With That People We Made A Democracy Work.

They're The Problems Of Poverty, Of The Rights Of The Individual, Of The Changes Brought About By Technology. They're The Ones That Count, More Than Religion!

All Of A Sudden Inscriptions Appeared On Walls. Signs Appeared. And That 'no' Exploded All Over India, In An Act Of Pride That Surprised Even Me. Then Even The Political Parties, All Of Them, Even The Deputies In Parliament, Said No: It's Better To Die Of Hunger Than Be Taken For A Nation Of Beggars.

The Longer One Doesn't Write, The More Difficult It Is To Communicate.

If By Happiness You Mean Ecstasy ... Yes, I've Known Ecstasy, And It's A Blessing To Be Able To Say It Because Those Who Can Say It Are Very Few. But Ecstasy Doesn't Last Long And Is Seldom If Ever Repeated.