One had to be on one's guard when thus confronted and, in the course of my numerous meetings with him, I had on occasion to exercise all my wits and be prepared at a moment's notice to parry a very awkward question, to which I would much rather have given a considered reply.

He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!

The events of September 11, 2001, on the other hand, were a significant setback to South Asian Americans, many of whom experienced racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination; were victims of hate crimes associated with the anti-Muslim, anti-brown person backlash that resulted from the attacks; […]

I learned both what is secret and what is manifest, for wisdom, the fashioner of all things, taught me.