Quotes from House of Cards [1990 TV series]

His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait, that. In a spaniel or a whore. Not, I think, in a Prime Minister.

And yet we all would wish to feed on certainties.To hear the word 'always' and believe it true.

just like that

Solitude; a place i visit often.....it's been my den when I am stuck by a strong emotion.....this time its fear and relief together...fear of what next and relief of letting go what was never mine. For a gregarious person like me it’s amazing how I can talk in riddles even to myself......when i start to hear what i want to, my mind steps in and makes me hear what i should. No complains against the mind who manages to pull me out of deep anxiety every now and then...

Terribly scared but still looking forward......somehow that is the only direction that has ever made sense to me.....yeah that’s my mind working again ;)

Truly Tempted

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it - Oscar Wilde

Why is there such a strong affinity for something that is out of bounds? Is it because it is out of bounds? Probably yes! Anything that is immoral or wrong and with a high degree of repercussion is more simulating to our senses. Right choices are – “Aah! So bland”. But then the basic question - what/who defines right and wrong? That judgment usually comes from elements who contribute an iota to your existence. Why then are we always worried about appeasing these elements?

A paradigm that makes more sense to me is the one where your choices are based on people. A choice that hurts someone and in return makes you feel uneasy about your judgment - that is morality in its true form. It cannot be based on gospels and sermons because its much more than that.

So when faced with a choice, stop fretting over making the right one. It’s anyways easy to be God; what’s tough is being human!