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"Absorbing writing. I’m sinking right into it. Am hoping the racial angle introduced doesn’t take up too much space in the story, though." — Apr 14, 2026 06:34PM
"Absorbing writing. I’m sinking right into it. Am hoping the racial angle introduced doesn’t take up too much space in the story, though." — Apr 14, 2026 06:34PM
“The pain. It's worth it. The more you love, the more it hurts. It's the only thing that is.”
― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
“Most things, I find, are temporary and pass into distant memory with the next great event. But this commentary drew blood to my face.”
― Murder in Old Bombay
― Murder in Old Bombay
“All that I forget, I feel.”
― The Last to Know
― The Last to Know
“I hope the reader will experience the story in the spirit it was written, recognizing that who we are is not who they were, and judging historical people by today's standards prevents us from learning from them, from their mistakes and their triumphs. These people helped build the framework that we now stand on. We should be careful about burning it down.”
― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
“It wasn't a miracle. You believed. And made it happen.”
― The Long Flight Home
― The Long Flight Home
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