William Dalrymple

Quotes

• “His diaries had begun to assume something of the knowingness of incipient middle age; at times, indeed, he was in danger...”
• “Partition was a total catastrophe for Delhi,’ she said. ‘Those who were left behind are in misery. Those who were uproot...”
• “India has always had a strange way with her conquerors. In defeat, she beckons them in, then slowly seduces, assimilates...”