Siddharth Katragadda
Indian American Poet, Writer and Filmmaker.
Marriage is like a table with four legs - the couple, the children, the parents and the in-laws. Neglect any of these and your marriage crashes to the floor
Life is the inside of a box, and we can't open it.
Your eyes are windows to your heart; Your ears are windows to your discretion; You nose is the door to your soul - you can win over any man with just your smell.
The case for meat-eaters - if eating meat is a sin and eating plants is the way out of sin, then how come some plants are carnivorous themselves?
Having come to the promised land of money and adventure - returning to a land where your parents are living out their last days can prove to be a big dilemma. Isn't your greatest wealth your parents, and the best adventure - to see them happy before they go.
A little arrogance in the hands of the extremely capable is well earned - and in most case, deserved.
Being a good human being is very easy: Be a good son, a good husband, a good parent and a good citizen.
Religion is the bigget influence on the intellect and the decadence of a generation of its people.
Progress of mankind is the decadence of humanity.
The case for vegetarians - plants cure illnesses (heard of Ayurveda). Animal diets cause most illnesses (heard of the China Study.
Writing can only be as good as its subject matter.
The purest love is the one between parents and their children. The rest may be more heightened, but never as deep or long-lasting
There cannot be Ups in a roller-coaster ride unless there are Downs.
Never indulge people who follow negative paths because it will lead to your ruin in the process. Show them the way to positivism even if there's a risk of losing their friendship.
God exists...but only in our minds
The way I would live my life is: never do something in real life that I would not want to write about in my Autobiography.
Find happiness in sorrow and tribulations, too. Make it a habit to find it in joy alone and you could get bored of it soon and be left with nothing.
Even the humblest men have a strange reason behind greed. Every man thinks money solves problems - and every man thinks not just of himself, but his next three generations - there is a probability he will live to see those generations - and he wants to care for them in times of strife.
Couples forget that after marriage and having kids, it's no longer a 'relationship' - your're a family.
Greatness is the reward for genius...only a few can be great, the rest are plain good.