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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“Were the stories we told each other true? Who knows? At the best of times, a story is a slippery thing.
Perhaps that was why it changed with each telling. Or is that the nature of all stories, the reason for their power?”
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“The Tanzanian told her that all fiction was therapy, some sort of therapy, no matter what anybody said.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Thing Around Your Neck

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“... woman’s highest purpose in life is to support the warriors in her life: her father, brother, husband, and sons. If they should be called to war, she must be happy that they have the opportunity to fulfill a heroic destiny. Instead of praying for their safe return, she must pray that they die with glory on the battlefield... I promised myself I’d never pray for their deaths. I’d teach them, instead, to be survivors. And why was a battle necessary at all? Surely there were other ways to glory, even for men? I’d teach them to search for those.”
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“Like many Indian children, I grew up on the vast, varied, and fascinating tales of the Mahabharat.”
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“his love was totally different from every other love in my life. Unlike them, it didn't expect me to behave in a certain way. It didn't change into displeasure or anger or even hatred if I didn't comply. It healed me.”
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

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