Anuja Chauhan > Quotes

“the word ‘paradise’ evolves from the Persian pairi-diza which, simply put, means ‘walled garden’.”
― Anuja Chauhan, Those Pricey Thakur Girls

“he said we’re the Pandavas, didn’t you? ’Coz I’m so honest and responsible and all. Like Yudhisthir.’ ‘Uh, Yudi gambled away his family’s entire inheritance,’ Eshwari reminds her. ‘And their spouse.”
― Anuja Chauhan, The House That BJ Built

“and having to look to Hanumanji calendar art for clarity.”
― Anuja Chauhan, The House That BJ Built

“Hey look,' he said, pointing out one particular 'devotee' on the surveillance monitor. 'Keep your eye on that one, I think he's maybe going to immolate himself!'
'Are you serious?' I gasped, morbidly bloodthirsty. 'Where, where, which one?'
'That one.' He pointed with the fly-swatter-cum-back-scratcher. 'Look! He's all worked up, he's in a religious frenzy, he's turned away from everybody, he's whipping out a bottle of kerosene...'
We watched the would-be immolator excitedly in silence.
'He's whipping out his pecker ...' I said in a flat voice. 'And he's pissing into the madhumalati.'
Zoravar sighed. 'They don't make devotees like they used to,' he said sadly, and tottered off.”
― Anuja Chauhan, The Zoya Factor

“Now take off those fake sunglasses and look at me.’ ‘How did you know they were fake?’ she asks curiously, momentarily diverted. ‘They’re really good quality fakes! I couldn’t tell.’ ‘I know they’re fakes because you’re wearing them.’ ‘And I have a tendency to gravitate toward fakes,’ she replies, her voice shaking a little, glasses still firmly in place. ‘I realize that now.”
― Anuja Chauhan, The House That BJ Built

“I’m logical and practical. There isn’t a single creative bone in my body!”
― Anuja Chauhan, The House That BJ Built

“He shook his head at me. 'You were always scatterbrained,' he said. 'Zoravar was always the sensible one.' We both turned to look at sensible Zoravar who was digging into his plaster with the back of a teaspoon, his eyes closed in ecstasy.”
― Anuja Chauhan, The Zoya Factor

“As we inched by Worli Naka Monita screamed and pointed to a hoarding above us. I peered out of the window, almost bumping my head against the roof of the cab. It showed a chubby girl cartoon with wildly curling black hair standing nose to nose with a dark, scowling boy cartoon in India cricket blues. The girl was smilingly offering a slice of buttered bread to the boy. The line on top advised, 'Don't skip her breakfast, Skipper,' and underneath it a legend read, 'LUCKILY, BUTTERLY DELICIOUS - AMUL!”
― Anuja Chauhan, The Zoya Factor

“The juice is sour, by the way, so I apologize for not finishing it.”
― Anuja Chauhan, Those Pricey Thakur Girls

“Lean, taut, chiselled and honey gold”
― Anuja Chauhan, Battle For Bittora

“Had I gone through two heartbreaks to end up with this? This was the hero of the movie of my life?
Because, hello, I've grown up thinking I'm starring in DDLJ. Or Titanic. Or at least Bride and Prejudice . And all the time it's actually been Dunston Checks In.”
― Anuja Chauhan, The Zoya Factor

“Damn his insolence!’ the Judge snorts. ‘Don’t pour my tea yet, Mamtaji, it’ll get cold. I’ll drink it after I’ve killed him.”
― Anuja Chauhan, Those Pricey Thakur Girls