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A shudder went through me, sorrow and longing and fury and love, as I saw the title: Ramayana. The story of the glorious king Ram. My husband.
“Expectations are like hidden rocks in your path- all they do is trip you up.”
― The Palace of Illusions
― The Palace of Illusions
“Humans who think we don’t understand them are the stupid ones.”
― The Travelling Cat Chronicles
― The Travelling Cat Chronicles
“Why don't you buy paper books? E-books lack character.”
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“She laughed out loud. 'I can't teach you that,' she said. 'Love comes like lightning, and disappears the same way. If you're lucky, it strikes you right. If not, you'll spend your life yearning for a man you can't have. I advise you to forget about love, princess. Pleasure is simpler, and duty more important. Learn to be satisfied with them.' I should have believed her and modified my expectations. But I didn't. Deep in my stubborn heart I was convinced I deserved more.”
― The Palace of Illusions
― The Palace of Illusions
“Living with this kind of cognitive dissonance is simply part of being alive at this jarring moment in history, when a crisis we have been studiously ignoring is hitting us in the face– and yet we are doubling down on the stuff that is causing the crisis in the first place.”
― This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
― This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
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