The PM's quotes referenced a range of personalities from around the world, from Afghanistan's Rumi to Mexico's Octavio Paz. NEW DELHI: Five countries, six days and many memorable quotes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.His cosmopolitan speechwriting team really pulled out all the stops for the PM's recent trip. "*About Herat: "Herat has time and again seen sublime glory and tragic ruin. "On Mexico's poet, writer and diplomat Octavio Paz: "Friends, in his book 'In Light of India', the great author Octavio Paz wrote, 'I can understand what it means to be Indian, because I am Mexican'. Modi subtly flattered all the countries he visited, citing from their history and culture, and, well, from their sports achievements, too.

Source: Times of India June 10, 2016 08:10 UTC