Quotes from Ruskin Bond

The monkey population is definitely on the increase, and I wouldn't be surprised if one day it exceeds the human population. Of course, the way things are going, a time may come when we won't be able to distinguish between monkeys and humans. Monkeys are becoming more human, while humans are becoming more like monkeys. Summer

The Land of Regrets, someone had called India; but for me it was a land of acceptances.

The nettles stung me viciously on the hands and face, and I cursed in my best Hindustani. The European languages have their strengths, but for the purposes of cursing out loud you can't beat some of the Indian languages for range and originality.

When the moon is up, the night has its magic.

All of us need just one good accomplishment in order to get by. Obviously he can't spend the rest of his life climbing trees, but it's the agility and enterprise involved in the act that will make him a survivor. Enough

Dry bread at home is better then curried prawns abroad.

We cannot foresee when a bolt from the blue will put an end to the best-laid plans of mice and men.

There are no fresh starts in life, but there are always new directions.

We three, We're not alone, We're not even company— My echo, My shadow, And me…

A merry heart does more good than any medicine.

How sweet it is to do nothing, and afterwards to rest!

The Hare in the Moon

shall have to write some raunchy stuff if I'm going to make much money.

Workers earn it, Spendthrifts burn it, Bankers lend it, Women spend it, Forgers fake it, Taxes take it, Dying leave it, Heirs receive it, Thrifty save it, Misers crave it, Robbers seize it, Rich increase it, Gamblers lose it... I could use it!

No. Not really, I suppose madness is not seeing things as others see them.

After all, it is a good thing to laugh…and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.

and he looked easygoing, kind, and simple enough

Nothing is insignificant; nothing is without consequence in the intricate web of life.

Some friends—their eyes, their touch, their words—cannot be erased from our memory.

When it comes to loving and living and dying, there is no such thing as being modern and fashionable. Some things will never change. For it isn't time that's passing by, my friend; it is you and I.

Try loving your enemies. If nothing else, you'll confuse them.

I was alone. Alone with the wind and the sky.

We said nothing for some time but we couldn't have been more eloquent.

Live long, my friend, be wise and strong, But do not take from any man his song.