• I know nothing of this silence except that it lies outside the reach of my intelligence, beyond words - that is why this silence must win, must inevitably defeat me, because it is not a presence at all.

    Amitav Ghosh: I know nothing of this silence except that it lies outside the reach of my intelligence, beyond words - that is why this silence must win, must inevitably defeat me, because it is not a presence at all.
    Amitav Ghosh, Amitav (2008). “Imam & the Indian, The (PB)”, p.335, Penguin Books India