“Like is an emotion. Emotions”—he raised a hand, made a fist, clenched it tightly—“are like holding water. You open your hand, there’s nothing there. Better to be a weapon than a woman.”

“We hold each other’s lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists.”

“In a world that lives like a fist
mercy is not more than waking
with your hands open.”

“You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.”

“You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.”

“When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick up anything.”

“Tightly clenched fist don’t catch blessings.”

“Can't bring back time. Like holding water in your hand.”

“Trusting someone was like holding a little water in your cupped hands - it was so easy to spill the water, and you could never get it back.”

“India wants to avoid a war at all costs but it is not a one-sided affair, you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”