Mridula Gupta

“Not all friends know they have lost you.”
― Joyce Rachelle

“Is that me?,' Leo said. 'Like me--having this dream--looking at me having a dream?”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

“Look, sister, I'm doing a handstand; leaves are growing out of my body, roots are sprouting out of my hands...they delve down into the earth. Endlessly, endlessly...yes, I spread my legs because I wanted flowers to bloom from my crotch; I spread them wide...”
― Han Kang, The Vegetarian

“Anything, Tim?” “Totally,” he replied. “But we’re staring at this black screen because it’s way more interesting than pictures from Mars.” “You’re a smart-ass, Tim,” Venkat said. “Noted.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian