“That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away.”
― 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
“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
“It is curious how sometimes the memory of death lives on for so much longer than the memory of the life that it purloined. Over the years, as the memory of Sophie Mol ... slowly faded, the Loss of Sophie Mol grew robust and alive. It was always there. Like a fruit in season. Every season. As permanent as a government job.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
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