Esha C

“I love my husband, but I don't need him. Not for my name to mean something. Not to feel whole. Years later, Dava would remember that moment and would berate herself for tempting fate-and losing.”
― Kirthana Ramisetti, Dava Shastri's Last Day

“I don't care if she built a gold statue of herself in the middle of Times Square. Because she's actually made a real difference in the world, Arvie. It's not mere lip service. She's helped hundreds, maybe thousands of people”
― Kirthana Ramisetti, Dava Shastri's Last Day

“I've never made a piecrust, actually. Maybe I should learn? Probably too late now. Shocking how soon the "too late now" part of your life arrives. When you're young, there's nothing but possibility, just an endless line of tomorrows, and then you wake up one day and realize that no, you cannot move to Paris on a whim because so many of those old buildings don't have elevators and stairs are hell on your knees now. And besides, you never learned to speak French, and now your brain, once so fresh and spongy and ready to soak up knowledge, feels about as pliable as a peach pit.”
― Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress

“I need a wife for life”
― Kirthana Ramisetti, Dava Shastri's Last Day