One German officer lived in the house opposite ours. He had a room with the Kahn family. They said he was a charming man - calm, likable, polite, and sympathetic. Three days after he moved in he brought Madame Kahn a box of chocolates. The optimists rejoiced.

Zindagi mein itni galtiyan ki hai na janab,
Ki ab kuch bhi krne se pehle hazaar baar 
Sochne ki aadat si hogayi hai....

Every parent of a teenager gets used to it: the moment in a child’s life when he or she decides that certain facts are just too much trouble to explain to Mom or Dad.

He was not a warm person, but he seemed to be, which in politics was more important.

Written By H.W. Brands

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