Moukthika ✧*。

“This was my first lesson on the nature of love: that in a moment it could fulfil the cravings of a lifetime, like a light that someone might shine into a cavern that has been dark for a million years.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

“Anything that makes us forget our true selves is a trap, princess—even something we love or define as beautiful.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“This is what Kaikeyi failed to see: it's not enough to merely love someone. Even if we love them with our entire being, even if we're willing to commit the most heinous sin for their well-being. We must understand and respect the values that drive them. We must want what they want, not what we want for them.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments