“This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“And there it was again. Another religion turned against itself. Another edifice constructed by the human mind, decimated by human nature.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“And the air was full of Thoughts and Things to Say. But at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said. Big Things lurk unsaid inside.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“By then Esthappen and Rahel had learned that the world had other ways of breaking men. They were already familiar with the smell. Sicksweet. Like old roses on a breeze.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
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