Samarpita Dutta

“I’m not sure why people draw a distinction between so-called old money and new money. Money is money. Either you have it or you don’t. It’s how you spend it that counts.”
― Lee Goldberg, Mr. Monk in Outer Space

“Our struggle to rid ourselves of the British has convinced the average citizen that any authority might be overturned, by the simple expedient of disobedience. The one authority to which this rule doesn’t seem to apply is one none of us can see or touch or hear, at least not directly.’ She looked at him blankly. ‘God, Persis.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Lost Man of Bombay

“The British may have left, but the energies her countrymen had once directed towards revolution were now engaged in endless complaint. The country, many said, had gone to the dogs.”
― Vaseem Khan, Death of a Lesser God

“Vera nods. “They are quite good. Maybe not amazing”
― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers