Rohinton Mistry Quotes

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.

This world is not for cowards.

Courage would be impossible in a world without pain.

We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days.

What makes one heroic? - Going out to meet at the same time one's highest suffering and one's highest hope.

I will walk where failures fear to walk.

Be the buffalo. Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee nation, once told me how the cow runs away from the storm while the buffalo charges directly toward it—and gets through it quicker. Whenever I'm confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment. I become the buffalo.

Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.

Trial by fire.' Roland whistled, patting Luce on the back. 'Show no fear.

Life has to be dangerous.

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.

Either you face the challenges in life head on or back out. And I am not someone to back out from challenges.

When the danger is great, one must not run away.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.

It can be a challenge, but my legacy, at least for the people who came before me, is you don't run from challenges because that's more comfortable and convenient.

My father raised us to step toward trouble rather than to step away from it.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.

I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.

it is only courage on the path itself that makes the path appear

Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

That is a trial I must face," Veka said. "No, that is a multiheaded snake thing, Jig snapped.

All work of man is as the swimmer's: a vast ocean threatens to devour him; if he front it not bravely, it will keep its word.