“As the old saying goes, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” But that depends on what the hand is feeding you and what the other hand is doing while you’re eating.”
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“Then he said: don't you know? I am trying to make you great.
And I said: I do not want to be great, I want to be loved.”
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And I said: I do not want to be great, I want to be loved.”
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“I did not love you but I almost did. At one time, I might have loved you - at least, I felt I might have. If you were never loved by me, then nevertheless you were loveable to me. Last night I dreamt that your head lay on my stomach and traced the rise and fall of my breath. It felt completely normal - even though I knew once, we had left each other. Even though I knew we had wounded each other. In the dream state, forgiveness comes easily. I never loved you but I almost did. There are days when the breadth of ambiguity feels much worse. There are days I wish I would have loved you so I would know how to stop.”
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“I did not know ow to be any differently--though I craved it. I held myself hostage and I am sure most of the time I did not know I was doing it.”
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“I think I wait for people to hurt me," she said quietly, "and when they do I feel a certain smugness at being right. And, after that, I just feel pain.”
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