Srabani Naskar

“I don’t need your praise
to survive. I was here first,
before you were here, before
you ever planted a garden.
And I’ll be here when only the sun and moon
are left, and the sea, and the wide field.

I will constitute the field.”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

“While you are living, part of you has slipped away to the cemetery.”
― Elizabeth Hardwick, Sleepless Nights

“Between memory and reality there are awkward discrepancies...”
― Eileen Chang

“The human spirit, you know what they say about the human spirit? Is is harder than a rock and more delicate than a flower petal.”
― Nadia Hashimi, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell