Diya Ghosh

“And as much as I’d like to believe there’s a truth beyond illusion, I’ve come to believe that there’s no truth beyond illusion.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“If a homeless man in the street had tried to sell the painting of the children on the pier, it would have been worthless, but once it was hanging on a white wall in a beautiful gallery, it cost a fortune. When sufficiently wealthy people want something bad enough, it becomes invaluable, because then art isn’t experienced through the eyes, but by the ears, they’re not paying for a picture but for its name and history.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“Is there a difference between a prayer and a wish?” Walk took his hat off. “You wish for what you want, and pray for what you need.”
― Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End

“don’t you think youth comes at the wrong time? When we haven’t lived at all. It comes and then it’s gone, and we don’t even notice.”
― Geetanjali Shree, Tomb of Sand