269 Quotes by Ruskin Bond

Eighteen, and in control of my own destiny. For that man is strongest who stands alone.

The skin cannot change the eyes. The eyes are the true reflection of a man’s age and sensibilities. Even a blind man has hidden eyes.

And when all the wars are done,′ I said, ’a butterfly will still be beautiful.

When you are old and grey and full of sleep’, it is good to have someone to lean on from time to time, and in that respect this agnostic has been blessed by the gods. I still value my solitude, but it is also nice to have someone tucking me into bed at night.

A tiger is a tiger; he has his dignity to preserve even though he isn’t aware of it!

To the inhabitants of the pond, the pond was the world; and to the inhabitants of the world, the world was but a muddy pond.

Dry bread at home is better then curried prawns abroad.

But my animals are real animals, and they behave as animals usually do. It’s really the humans who do strange things. Animals are predictable. Humans, never.

Enough for me that you are beautiful: Beauty possessed diminishes. Better a dream of love Than love’s dream broken; Better a look exchanged Than love’s word spoken. Enough for me that you walk past, A firefly flashing in the dark.