Padmavenkatraman Quotes

“In my mind's eye, my chess pieces had grown into lines of dark-skinned men marching forward, being beaten by a white army and crumpling one by one into my father's waiting arms, bloodstains blossoming across their shoulders. (32)”
― Padma Venkatraman, Climbing the Stairs

“If a dog barks at the sun, it does not dim the sun's brightness. (44)”
― Padma Venkatraman, Climbing the Stairs