B.Divya Shalini

“All the love the couple showed her had shrunk to the length of this rope, Poonachi thought.”
― பெருமாள் முருகன் [Perumal Murugan], Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat

“Everyone was well versed in how they were expected to behave towards the regime. They had mouths only to keep shut, hands only to make obeisance, knees only to bend and kneel, backs only to bend, and bodies only to shrink before the authorities.”
― Perumal Murugan, Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat

“The birth of an ordinary life never leaves a trace,”
― Perumal Murugan, Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat

“They talk about the highs of toddy and liquor, but those are not highs at all. Real intoxication comes from talking. The moment it crosses a limit, we forget everything.”
― Perumal Murugan, Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat