Half Girlfriend Quotes
"You cannot pick up a chocolate when someone has just mentioned a death."
"It's not about the language, what you say matters."
"Sometimes tiny bumps in time shape our lives, even though we spend hours trying to make long-term plans."
"You are a friend. So what? I have many friends. I don’t share stuff with them."
"People in college talk about us. How we are always together."
"If we kiss, we have something; if we don’t, then nothing?"
"I’m a reserved person, Madhav. I have issues opening up to people."
"I hope it doesn’t affect us. I’m still the same Riya who plays with you on the dusty court."
"You have to interpolate and extrapolate their responses to figure out what’s on their mind."
"It’s funny how women feel they have the right to demand physical affection whenever they want, but men can’t."
"You said 'deti hai to de, varna kat le'. Does that sound like being close?"
"One, don't ever try to talk to me. Two, we are not friends anymore. Three, stop hounding me, it's disturbing."
"Every time I thought of her, I hit the court."
"Sometimes following your heart leads you nowhere."
"Beyond a point, people want money to buy respect. Respect, however, can't be bought. You have to earn it."
"Big-city types never get it. Without knowing us they have all the answers for us."
"What mattered to my mother, the Rani Sahiba of Dumraon, was respect."
"Girlfriends come and go but, thank God, mothers don't break up with you."
"Live with dignity. Live for others, that is how one earns respect."
"He has lots of money. Sixty billion dollars."
"The state ministry of rural welfare is pleased to inform that eminent entrepreneur and philanthropist Mr Bill Gates will be visiting Bihar."
"You will get press coverage. The minister will give you a pat on the back."
"I am trying to help you. But there has to be something in it for me."
"That is what we need. Toilets, electricity, and a new roof."
"Rani Sahiba never trusts me. But you know how important this Gates is."
"They have ninety requests, and he can only visit ten places during his trip."
"Bring him to Dumraon Royal. Don’t worry, we will do a dance or something without words."
"Rajkumar ji went to the best English college in India. He will handle them well."
"My school needing toilet as nobody able to toileting when toilet time coming."
"Being bankrupt is okay, but quitting is not."
"Forget it, Ma. I have to practise my English speech."
"If you can say something inspiring, a pitch that comes across as genuine, a small grant might be possible."
"I have a fear that my school will not manage itself and close down."
"I live in Patna. You come here often. We could be friends."
"We speak it like we write it. There’s no need to learn pronunciation separately," Riya said.
"I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today, I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories."
"I returned Coke bottles for the five-cent deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it."
"And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you."
"You are such a good-looking and caring guy, you’ll find a lovely girl. Someone who isn’t a mess like me. Someone who will love you like you deserve to be loved."
"I love you, Madhav Jha. I absolutely, completely love you. And will do so to my last day."
"If you crush a flower before it blooms, will it ever bloom as bright later?"
"Wear only Indian clothes. Can you believe this?"
"Sometimes you need a knock on the head to come back to your senses."
"Riya could never be a burden in my life. She was my life."
"What kind of business meetings happen so late?"
"He’s suffered a lot in life. My father did not treat her well. I want to be there for her."
"I tried to sleep but the guilt wouldn’t let me. So I went out and got breakfast."
"You disrespected us. Priya felt horrible. You ruined a special evening."
"It’s sinking in finally. I might never meet Riya again."
"I woke up shivering near a bus stop. Took a cab and came home."
"More than anything, I want to spend my remaining free time with you both, because who knows when we will meet again."
"Thanks, Olara. You’ve been a great guide these past few months."
"Sorry, Madhav. I said I would confuse you. But that day you said you don’t even know if she is here. Well, she might be."
"You just need to be alert enough to pick it up."
"Riya Somani, I love you. Always have. Always will. Please, never, ever leave me."
"It’s not happening," he said. "So what? Don’t quit. It will happen one day," Madhav said.