6 Quotes from A House for Mr. Biswas book by V. S. Naipaul

Hello and Welcome. This page is a collection of 6 quotes that I liked and saved while reading A House for Mr. Biswas book by V. S. Naipaul. I hope you will like them too.

By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.

A House for Mr. Biswas Quotes

  • When you marry your girl children you can’t say what sort of life you are letting them in for. They have to live with their Fate. Mothers-in-law, sisters-in-law. Idle husbands. Wife-beaters.
  • Is a funny thing. You ever notice that when you insult people or tell them the truth they always pretend not to hear you the first time?
  • This education is a helluva thing. Any little child could pick up. And yet the blasted thing does turn out so damn important later on.
  • Fire is a funny thing. You think it out, but it blazing like hell underground.
  • No true effort is ever wasted. Remember that.
  • When you sick you forget what it is to be well. And when you well you don’t really know what it is to be sick.