

“she is the noor of my eyes and the sultan of my heart.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns

“Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things

“It is curious how sometimes the memory of death lives on for so much longer than the memory of the life that is purloined. ”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things

“Miriam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― The Namesake
― The Namesake
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