amanda⭐️

“Sarojini admits he has a point; girls have to be toughened so they can survive a world that presses harder on women, and surely Bimal does a good job of that. But deep in a hidden place inside her that is stubborn as a mudfish, Sarojini knows she is right, too. Being loved a little more than necessary arms a girl in a different way.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Oleander Girl

“Who am I to say that small joys are less valuable than a passion which shatters your life?”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Sister of My Heart

“In the things we love lie clues to who we are. What we want for those we love.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Oleander Girl

“I liked the fact that the happiest night of my life was followed by a day like any other. It seemed to say that such happiness, so long denied, was now a part of my everyday life.”
― Alan Brennert, Honolulu