Tshetrim Tharchen > Quotes

“I wish I could be the morning sunshine rays to wake you with warming kisses on your cheeks. Or I wish to be the stars of the cosmos to watch you fall asleep every night.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“It was a time of hope – a time to shine. The best moment of my life awaited me, with the most loved person calling me to meet her. It was spring in November – it was a blossom in desolation. It was the month of my exams – and exams led to glory. It was the last few days with the best of friends before departing to chase our own dreams. It was the season of jackets and sweaters. And those meant warmth and protection and love. And I stood, with an evening of November promising to be something truly special.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“She blushed, and two more peach flowers blossomed on her cheeks.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“His gaze was different – it was like the narration of a thousand heavenly folktales.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“November evenings are often cold and dry. It is a season of loss and a season of despair. The world is brown and yellow and naked. The bears had hibernated and the migrants from the north had moved to the south. It was a time of no harvest – and a time of no plantation. All that the people around knew were to sit around the warmth of the bukharis and spend family time with their loved ones. It was the beginning of the spell of despondency. It was the parallel of summer and the heart the autumn-winter transitions. It was a season of sweaters and yathras and jackets. The earth around was cold and barren.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Our life is all about taking our chances. The number of chances that we get or make doesn’t matter. It’s the number of chances we take that really matters.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Let us not cry because something special between us is over – rather let us smile that it has happened and we have some beautiful things to cherish.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“There had been a slight shower of rain the previous night, so the world looked like it was painted overnight. It was a wonderful sight and a thrilling feeling.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“I just lay on the bed, lost in the wilderness of a completely new world as the clock continued ticking long into the night. It was a world of poetry. It was a world of dolphins where the sea kissed the sky. It was the world of love – a world I had never been at and yet have never felt so familiar.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“I’m no artist, Yeezin,” said I, “I got no artistry in my eyes, no melody on my fingertips or no music in my breath. I’d want to but… no. All I do is just draw. It’s simple. Artist is just a dream.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“You outclassed all other artists. Artist Doden, the greatest Bhutanese artist of this generation, an annual winner of all art competitions was second to none but you for once! Many saw greatness in you, Drugyal! Many did. Am I just allowed to let that amazing talent in you slip, all because we earn less? I will give in my everything, and you give in yours. The first paintbrushes I bought you, you gave me an album. I still have it. The second paint brushes I gave you, you gave me a thousand American dollars. I’ll always be proud of you. You deserve this. I’ll manage everything, you just keep dreaming and working towards it. Remember, Drugyal, you are all I have, and I’ll give everything you need. Not just paintbrushes, much much more than that.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“All big stories are born with struggles,
When little by little heroes grew from littleness.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Like the sun in the sky
And the moon up so high
You’re the sparkling source of lights
In my darkest days and nights.
I’ll swim the oceans for you
And measure the earth and sky too
If it at all bring on your face,
A warm smile of endless glowing rays.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Menstruation is a small price you pay for being blessed with the grandest gift you can ever wish for, and that is, to have the privilege to give birth.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“My eyes do not shine like yours but will you look into my eyes? There’s a world of love hidden inside it and thickest books written about my affections for you.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Photographs were such powerful magic. It was a gift from the God of Immortality. I felt like both my mom and dad were on either side of my shoulder as I flipped through the album. For the first time in my life, I didn’t feel like an orphan. For the first time, I felt the warmth and love of a complete family through the album.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Delight it was – to be someone’s inspiration. I got inspired – to be someone’s inspiration.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“I found myself mostly gazing outside, to the interlocking spurs and the snow that capped it. I found myself gazing at the clouds that ever gently swayed above the mountains. I found myself falling in love with every flower that blossomed on my way home.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Your interest in art has planted the seeds of you becoming an artist. If you stop nurturing your artistic nature, you’ll lose it. And you’ll lose it forever. When the fire burning in you is small, nurture it. Let it grow, Drugyal, let the artist grow in you.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Few honey bees buzzed above my head, pollinating on the last few flowers left untouched. But all the butterflies were in my stomach.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“The sun may rise from the west or the stars may cover up the sky in the day but there’s no way you’ll ever grieve for my love. I am here and I’ll always love you. Best wishes, my eternal flower. Do blossom eternally.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“But when life throws us the hardest times – and when we feel the biggest pains, we know the value of little things. We become kinder by that. I’m glad you’ve been so successful despite not having your parents to back you up.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“She pulled my shirt and whispered near my ears, in a soft breath, “You are an artist, Drugyal. Make me an art.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Unity is strength.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“Art is immortal, and everyone can’t become an artist. If you are an artist, then you are god. You’ll live forever.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“She probably was a town girl. Perhaps she had never witnessed such art of a season. Perhaps she has never gotten a chance to wander into the wild. I wondered if what she was speaking was true but she looked too innocent to be guilty. She was still holding the twig.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“It was as though the world was a paradise of comics with these people. And I liked being around people who made me feel at the paradise of comics.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“The moon wasn’t a friend in need – it was never there to hear my stories when the lunar month ended. But it always hid my secrets and I always found solace in him.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“I once screamed to the sun and the moon not to stare at you,” I said, “But they said they can’t help it – for they haven’t seen a creature as adorable as you in a billion years.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars

“I’m always with you. I know you’ll always have a place for me in your heart and there’s where I’ll dwell till you breathe your last. After that, we can make way to paradise together.”
― Tshetrim Tharchen, A Play of the Cosmos: Script of the Stars