“ Seeing the name in a headline last week—a headline about a life that had involved real achievement—I felt a mouse stirring in the attic of my memory. Eventually, I was able to recall how the two Hill… Christopher Hitchens
“ I am no enemy of Nepal being a fully literate society. It is a good thing for society and the nation as a whole. Santosh Kalwar
“ You can take a my body out of Nepal but you can never take my soul and Heart from a Nepal . Suraj Dahal
“ But whenever tragedy strikes, one is left either to die or with a plethora of ifs and buts to ponder over. Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary
“ I reckon that blaming people fixes nothing. You're the only person who is going to sort you out. No-one else really can - or really cares, enough. That's what Nepalis know - better than anyone. That's… Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ I ended up in the back seat of a chicken truck’s cab heading through beautiful scenery and disastrous roads to my hotel. About an hour later, we stopped to sell a few hundred of the chickens to a butc… Jennifer S. Alderson
“ It is hard to write it in words that I can read, that re-establishes the fact that has been haunting me for the past one year. Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary
“ Meandering cows, tenacious bicyclers, belching taxis, rickshaws, fearless pedestrians and the occasional mobile ‘cigarette and sweets’ stand all fought our taxi for room on the narrow two-lane road tu… Jennifer S. Alderson
“ In Nepal, the quality of conversation is much more important than accuracy of the content. Maybe we get overexcited about information in England? Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ We found a smooth inviting boulder under a vast banyan tree, and sat in companionable silence. There unexpectedly, on that rock, I saw the secret of contentment. True happiness is only ever possible i… Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ A Nepali outlook, pace and philosophy had prevented us being swamped by our problems. In Nepal it was easier to take life day by day. Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They’re right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows you to see more, enjoy more, take delight in small things; it makes life… Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ … everything was fresh, green and particularly beautiful. Afternoon light, filtering between remnants of monsoon clouds, picked out gullies and spot-lit patches of forest and scrub on the convoluted r… Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ The mountains were so wild and so stark and so very beautiful that I wanted to cry. I breathed in another wonderful moment to keep safe in my heart. Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ Close your eyes, Matt, and focus on third eye, the second chakra of your being. Open third eye and you will feel energy of other river as it flows. And energy of Goddess.” He closed his eyes. He could… Joe Niemczura
“ Exactly. I think the original tantric Buddhists took notice of was some very wise old people who never studied in their youth, but took part in a range of risk-taking adventures when they were younger… Joe Niemczura
“ And this is a Buddhist country?” said Matt, “This is a country of lovingkindness and compassion? Hah. I think the Americans would call this ‘tough love.’ ”“That is the paradox of Buddhism,” said Ranji… Joe Niemczura
“ People who have made comparative studies of many different societies, know that when status is ascribed, rather than achieved, individual efforts towards excellence are not directed through any form o… Dor Bahadur Bista
