“Read novels, dear friends. They will tell you much.”

February 27, 2008

From Amos Oz’s acceptance speech for the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature.

I believe in literature as a bridge between peoples. I believe curiosity can be a moral quality. I believe imagining the other can be an antidote to fanaticism. Imagining the other will make you not only a better businessperson or a better lover but even a better person.

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  1. Thanks for those powerful words from Oz’s speech-they strike a deep chord as all honest, realised words do.

    Comment by Arati Chokshi — February 28, 2008 @ 4:02 pm

  2. Beutiful.

    Comment by Madhusudanan — March 14, 2008 @ 3:18 am

  3. arrention is drawn to this gross violation of human rights in this government hospital for the mentally challenged in kolkata http://sanhati.com/news/688/

    Comment by shoummo — March 16, 2008 @ 12:41 pm

  4. Your words are Perfect.
    Agree boss.

    Comment by Gaurav — April 6, 2008 @ 9:21 pm

  5. Perfect words

    Comment by Gaurav — April 6, 2008 @ 9:22 pm

  6. Perfect words

    Comment by Gaurav — April 6, 2008 @ 9:24 pm

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