Soumya

“Isolation offered its own form of companionship”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland

“Farsi Couplet:
Mun tu shudam tu mun shudi,mun tun shudam tu jaan shudi
Taakas na guyad baad azeen, mun deegaram tu deegari


English Translation:
I have become you, and you me,
I am the body, you soul;
So that no one can say hereafter,
That you are someone, and me someone else.”
― Amir Khusrau, The Writings of Amir Khusrau: 700 Years After the Prophet: A 13th-14th Century Legend of Indian-Sub-Continent

“उपदेश—अगर चाहते हो कि कोई तुम्हें हमेशा याद रखे, तो उसके दिल में प्यार पैदा करने का झंझट न उठाओ । उसका कोई स्केंडल मुट्ठी में रखो । वह सपने में भी प्रेमिका के बाद तुम्हारा चेहरा देखेगा ।”
― Harishankar Parsai, निठल्ले की डायरी

“Love isn’t only love, sweetheart. It’s hard work, and trust, and tears, with even a few glimpses of devastation. But at the end of each day, if you can still look at the person at your side and can’t imagine anyone else you’d rather have there, the pain and heartache and the ups and downs of love are worth it.”
― Nicole Williams, Clash