Neil D'Silva > Quotes

“What wouldn’t any other woman give to be able to put an end to bastards like this one? Oh, didn’t you enjoy tearing apart the belly of the man who tried to stick his evil thing into you? Don’t tell me you didn’t!”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“She could count three vessels—one small, one medium and one large as in the Goldilocks story—and”
― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

“But for Maya, the nightmare of being dead was nothing compared to the reality of being alive.”
― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

“She didn’t know what she was going on with her; such a benumbing feeling of senselessness had never overcome her before. Perhaps it was because of the way the man had looked at her.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“Adversity, just like prosperity, is relative.”
― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

“mannequin”
― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

“Right here, right in front of his smoke-tinted eyes, masterpieces were being created and sold at a pittance to these rich beggars masquerading as art aficionados.”
― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

“From those fingers up, there was a transition brewing in her daughter, some kind of transformation.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“You should know, however, when you observe things too closely, you might see things you don’t want to.”
― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

“Real men don’t think of what will happen. Come, let me make a woman out of you. Trust me, you will enjoy it.” Meenakshi heard the zipper open and she shut her eyes.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“why fear is described as creepy; it’s because when you are really, absolutely terrified, there’s this slow but undeniable sense that something’s creeping under your skin.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“Ending yourself to end your problem can never be a solution.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“I don’t want you to get excited, okay? But I have to tell you. There was this guy teasing her on the street. At first, Meenakshi ignored him and even reproached him like any self-respecting girl should. But then something overcame her. She became different. Suddenly began to change. A sinister smile broke out on her lips and she began to talk in a different tone, a seductive tone, a voice that no mother should ever hear on their daughters. It scared me to bits, watching all this,”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“Renu, you believe in all the gods, but you don’t believe in the demons? How is that possible? Foolish girl, don’t you see? Gods are not possible without demons,”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“reverently”
― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

“That offer paralyzed her for long moments, for now Meenakshi knew—whoever it was inside her, she meant business. And then, she shook herself off her stupor and shouted in both anger and fear. “Get off me! Get off me, all you dirty, dirty men! For your own sakes, leave me alone!”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“A wave of anger mixed with fear overcame her, the kind that made her armpits feel all clammy with sudden cold sweat. She recognized this feeling. Almost every male gaze evoked those feelings in her nowadays.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“The man was right behind her. It worried her to look, but she felt his grubby hand on her waist now. Crawling just like the serpent in front of her. And how oblivious to it she had been. Blame it on the crowd or the show ahead of her, but she hadn’t realized it until now. Not until she had been warned… by her inner voice.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“She knew exactly what kind of people were behind her, and what they were doing.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“She saw this frail man—her father—in a new light now. But more than that, she was relieved. Relieved that she was not being dumped on another man. For, she did not know what the demoness living inside her would do to the next man who came into her life.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“But the very next moment, the boy’s excitement all died away. An unfamiliar pain began in him, of a kind that he had never experienced before. Oh hell, what was this! Even as he sat there, looking at the horrified face of the girl he had just outraged, he felt the blood running out of his groin and rushing frantically into the organ that needed it all the more. His brain. And he just knew, something bad, something very bad, was going to happen.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“She hated herself. Why was she growing into this woman that scared her?”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“You don’t understand, child. Monsters will never show themselves as monsters. They will come hidden in various garbs. Sometimes they will look beautiful and tempting.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini

“What do you think? Am I a monster to give up my little girl to a grown man? Of course, this is not going to happen. Maybe yes, if it was 50 years ago. Not now. We don’t do child marriages anymore; I won’t stand for it. I will deal with that fool if he lands up here again.”
― Neil D'Silva, Yakshini