After riding like a moron all over the place, observes the face of an Indian when he crashes. He is stunned.

— Manu Joseph

Ambition is the capacity for unhappiness.

— Manu Joseph

And all our gods are not lies. They existed. All our gods, from the beginning of time, have been men with psychiatric conditions. And their delusions were so deep, they passed them on.

— Manu Joseph

At the heart of memory, is the stillness of time.

— Manu Joseph

From the comfort of distance, [Non-resident Indians and Kashmiris] financially and emotionally support ideologies whose consequence they don’t have to face. They are not just a nuisance. As a collective they are dangerous. When men capable of murder receive the affection of engineers and MBA's, it makes them potentially far more lethal.

— Manu Joseph

How unfortunate is the guy who does not live in the extravagant memory of an infatuated young woman.

— Manu Joseph

It is a misfortune to be in the presence of a writer, even a failed writer, to be seen by him, be his passing study and remain in his corrupt memory. It is like the insult of a corpse on the road by a war photographer.

— Manu Joseph

Men do things. We can't help it. That's all there is to it. As you will discover in time, the primary choice every man has to make is whether he wants to be himself or if he wants peace.

— Manu Joseph

Morality was probably the invention of unattractive men. Whom else does it benefit really

— Manu Joseph

No matter what the delusions are, parents do not really know their children

— Manu Joseph