Dhara

“She did understand about sacrificing values for the sake of love. It was a lesson all mothers had to memorize.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Before We Visit the Goddess

“She lifts her eyes, and there is Death in the corner, but not like a king with his iron crown, as the epics claimed. Why, it is a giant brush loaded with white paint. It descends upon her with gentle suddenness, obliterating the shape of the world.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Before We Visit the Goddess

“What is the nature of life?
Life is lines of dominoes falling.
One thing leads to another, and then another, just like you'd planned. But suddenly a Domino gets skewed, events change direction, people dig in their heels, and you're faced with a situation that you didn't see coming, you who thought you were so clever.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Before We Visit the Goddess

“Push away the past, that vessel in which all emotions curdle to regret.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Before We Visit the Goddess