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Falling Through the Roof

by Thubten Samphel

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Jun 20, 2022 12:25AM

“Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the earth. Roll up that tender air and the plant dies, the colour fades. The earth we walk on is a parched cinder. It is smarl we tread and fiery cobbles scorch our feet. By the truth we are undone. Life is a dream. 'Tis waking that kills us. He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life...”
― Virginia Woolf

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“Rolling eyes = feminist pedagogy.”
― Sara Ahmed, Living a Feminist Life

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“Finally, nausea at my own ballooning sense of self wore me down and I slept. (17)”
― Shani Mootoo, Cereus Blooms at Night

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“Behind the flattery, the edge of mockery was plain to anyone who must, as a matter of survival, learn to detect it. page no. 15”
― Shani Mootoo

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“Mala faced her wall of faded cereus blooms. She was content. Oblivious to the dew that drizzled from the mudra, she rocked and dozed lightly. Scent, as though too shy for light, no longer trickled from the blossoms but Mala was not yet ready to leave the yard. Her eyes would flicker open and catch a glimpse of the day that was beginning to split the black sky apart. In that first orange light the flowers hung limp, battered and bruised, each one worn out from the frenzied carnival of moths. (140)”
― Shani Mootoo, Cereus Blooms at Night

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