Quote by Salman Rushdie

...because it is the privilige and the curse of midnight's children to be both masters and victims of their times, to forsake privacy and be sucked into the annihilating whirlpool of the multitudes, and to be unable to live or die in peace.

...because it is the privilige and the curse of midnight's c

Summary

This quote suggests that individuals who are born at midnight - symbolizing the birth of a nation or a significant historical moment - are both blessed and burdened. They possess the power to influence their era but are also subject to its pressures, losing their personal freedom. Midnight's children are engulfed in the chaotic swarm of society, unable to find solace or tranquility, constantly torn between the conflicting forces of their time. They are marked by the paradoxical existence of being both masters and victims, lacking the liberty to live or die on their terms.

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Life Peace Privacy Anonymity Forsaken

By Salman Rushdie

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