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

“I tell myself I am searching for something. But more and more, it feels like I am wandering, waiting for something to happen to me, something that will change everything, something that my whole life has been leading up to...”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“We moved into Jade Moon's rooming house within the week, and slowly she and I found that our friendship, though damaged, was like fabric torn on the seam: not beyond repair.”
― Alan Brennert, Honolulu

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