" In the humble environs of my boyhood, books were a scarce commodity. By local standards, however, the personal library of STR Manickam, a former ‘revolutionary’ or militant nationalist, was sizeable. He encouraged me to read all I could and I often visited his home to borrow books. "

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam