Sopan Deb > Quotes

“Bengalis are the world's greatest experts on things they know absolutely nothing about.”
― Sopan Deb, Keya Das's Second Act

“A significant portion of the South Asian experience, at least from what I have seen among brown friends and my own family members, is about seeming a certain way to give off the impression of stability and status, at the expense of emotional needs.”
― Sopan Deb, Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me

“Your child always follows you. Remember it. Your child always follows you. Because a child always follows his parents,” Siddhartha said.”
― Sopan Deb, Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me

“What is peace but just another precursor to war?”
― Sopan Deb, Keya Das's Second Act