Quotes from Anurag Shourie, Half A Shadow

Not very tall, not very dark but very...very handsome, ' was his way of describing himself.

The best-laid plans can fail for the lack of proper execution.

Enough of medical ethics. Let Uncle Hippocrates rest in peace. It's time to send an S.O.S to Uncle Omar Khayyam instead.

It's a strange feeling when you realise that you have become a passive bystander, watching the quirks of your own fate with an icy indifference.

Dharma is not about believing in God. It's about making the right choices, doing the right things and leading the right life.

Destiny plays its cards in a way that no one can comprehend.

A half-truth is even more dangerous than a lie. A lie, you can detect at some stage, but half a truth is sure to mislead you for long.

We use the word 'LOVE' for camouflaging so many of our emotions. Why can't we use different words to convey different feelings? Why use a word when we don't sincerely mean it?

Tears can ruin the handiwork of the best beautician.

Nostalgia can be more painful than a surgeon's knife.

Being a doctor, you are not supposed to give vent to any signs of revulsion on encountering the most noxious of odours or the most gruesome of sights.