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“If she had another chance, she thinks, she would do it differently. But chance is a slippery customer, and she can feel Amit’s hands growing cold.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence

“Vaishnava jana to tene kahiyeje piḍa paraayī jaaṇe re. Only those who feel the pain of others may be called truly good. Sarojini sees her listening and says, “A doctor is like that, no?”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence

“Far greater than all warriors who led armies to battle was this little man, the bravest, the most triumphant of all . . . May the soul of my master, my leader, my father rest not in peace, not in peace, but . . . let the powder of his bones be so charged with life and inspiration that the whole of India will, after his death, be revitalized into the reality of freedom. My father, do not rest. Do not allow us to rest. Keep us to our pledge. Give us strength to fulfill our promise, your heirs, . . . the guardians of your dreams, the fulfillers of India’s destiny.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence

“You are a daughter of independence, the country’s future. Women like you are the ones for whom we fought and died, the ones who will transform India. You must carry the flag forward. You may fall from time to time. We all did. What is important is to get up again.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence