Sabeshini

“Do all six-year-olds know what death is? Or is it only children of war?”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Draupadi (strangely angry only with the men that won her, not the ones that staked her) has sworn that she will never tie up her hair until it is washed in Dushasana’s blood.”
― Arundhati Roy

“Don’t be afraid to love someone. When you fall in love, I want you to fall in love all the way. Even if it ends in heartache, please don’t live a lonely life without love. I’ve been so worried that because of what happened you’ll give up on falling in love. Love is wonderful. I don’t want you to forget that. Those memories of people you love, they never disappear. They go on warming your heart as long as you live. When you get old like me, you’ll understand.”
― Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

“புதைக்கிற மகன்களை எல்லாம் விதைக்கிற விதைகளாக எண்ணிக்கொண்டு இருக்கும் ஈழத்துத் தாய்களிடம் நான் காண்பது உன் முகம் தானே தாயே?”
― Na. Muthukumar, அணிலாடும் முன்றில்