36 Quotes About Mumbai

You could put all the French or Italian you wanted in their names, but you couldn't take Mumbai out of the buildings: the clothes drying outside the windows would remain, and so would the mud streaks from flowerpots on windowsills.

There was plenty of anger on offer in Mumbai and it was easy to look away. But every once in a while, someone with imagination crafted their fury like origami into something delightful.

The Airlines lady who travels in the same compartment as us day after day, has bruises on her arms and face today and her eyes keep welling, but no one asks her why. Our eyes dart towards her, but we go back to travelling in too much proximity. Two inches from one another and expressionless.

If you've stayed here then Mumbai is like that first love of your life you can never get over. You will be with many after her but that first one is simply unforgettable!

We lived in Bombay and we lived in Mumbai and sometimes, I lived in both of them at the same time.

.....a human mind always finds many reasons to justify any action. ...Even a murderer will be able to provide a justification for his actions

Mumbai is different! It’s busy, it’s dusty, it’s posh, it’s different from everything I’ve ever known. You can barely see the sky, hidden behind the tall buildings, the moon seems so detached, the trees look indifferent and distant.

Mumbai hides all its blemishes in the night

The book sensitively deals with dilemma of a Muslim woman trapped between orthodox relatives and the western society with different ethos. The defence by Daniel of Nadia and her dilemma is apt and nuanced. The novel captures different shades of attitudes in the west regarding Islam. IT points to the need for more dialogue and better understanding.Irfan Engineer, Director, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai