“You can have the whole world looking out for you, Pari, but it is not a substitute for that one special person to share your life with.”

“You can take an Indian out of the caste system, but you cannot take the caste system out of an Indian.”

“At least if it is an arranged marriage, you can fault your parents, otherwise you will have only yourself to blame. And, believe me, it is always harder to bear something if you cannot blame somebody else for it. -Mr. Ali-”

“If you don’t even leave the house for fear of the journey, how will you ever reach your destination? -Rehman-”

“People keep looking for the perfect one, but perfection is an attribute of God alone.”

“Life is a game of snakes and ladders, sir. You are steadily progressing accros the board, rolling sixes on the dice and thinking you are going to win - suddenly you land on a long snake and slide several rows down, far away from the destination again. -Mr. Ali-”

“Oh, Vasu. People always talk; you have to learn to ignore them.”