“For every year of peace there have been four hundred years of war.”
“If Midnight’s Children is India’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, then A Suitable Boy must be its War and Peace.”
“The 'Irish Question' has dogged English politics for four hundred years and will continue to measure out its irresolution in blood and human lives until there is peace in Ireland.”
“You cannot have a best friend for one hundred and fifty four years without trust.”
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
“Four hundred years is but a moment in 10,000 years. Time is curved, time is braided. Throw out your clocks.”