Swathi

“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

“You will be remembered for causing the greatest war of your time.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

“Just as you've deceived me, so will your mind deceive you. When you need the Brahmastra the most, you'll forget the mantra needed to call it up.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

“... 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