The 10,000+ very active (non-advertised) fan-base on the the FB page for Ruskin Bond throws up some wonderful lines by him time and again. Here is one:
"Among the writers,I am not one of the big guns. I am not even a little gun. I'm just a pebble lying on the beach. But I like to think that I'm smooth,round,colourful pebble,and that someone will pick me up,derive a little pleasure from holding me,and possibly even put me in his,or her,pocket. Could you be that wanderer by the sea? I shall nestle there,close to you. I shall try to make you feel better. And if you tire of me,you can always throw me back into the sea. Perhaps a kindly wave will wash me ashore again,and someone else will pick me up."
- Introduction,The Lamp Is Lit by RUSKIN BOND
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I remember reading 'Lamp Is Lit' and coming away reassured about the little things, heightened no doubt by the way Ruskin Bond writes.
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