Preeti

“come back to the city it was easiest for you to breathe in”
― Blythe Baird, If My Body Could Speak

“नहीं पूछता है कोई, तुम व्रती, वीर या दानी हो? सभी पूछते मात्र यही, तुम किस कुल के अभिमानी हो? मगर, मनुज क्या करे? जन्म लेना तो उसके हाथ नहीं, चुनना जाति और कुल अपने बस की तो है बात नहीं।”
― Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', रश्मिरथी

“I am

certain everything is a poem if you catch it

in just the right light”
― Blythe Baird, If My Body Could Speak

“Children’s novels...spoke and still speak of hope. They say: look, this is what bravery looks like. This is what generosity looks like. They tell me, through the medium of wizards and lions and talking spiders, that this world we live in is a world of people who tell jokes and work and endure. Children’s books say: the world is huge. They say: hope counts for something. They say: bravery will matter, wit will matter, empathy will matter, love will matter. These things may or may not be true. I do not know. I hope they are.”
― Katherine Rundell, Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise