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‘Deep soul sigh. "Ulla sees you as an Indian, and you see her as an American. The whole thing is based on a misunderstanding."’

“In many ways, Sonia felt as if she had returned to being a child, a more playful child than she had ever been. She thought that this was what people spoke of when they spoke about love: You were outwardly more adult and treated with greater consideration, but secretly you were more childlike, more free, more full of laughter.”

‘"Lonely? Lonely?" said the Colonel's wife.
"Without people one is nothing," said Mina Foi. "Especially in wintertime. It snows nonstop over there."’

“It was essential to remain close to those who had caused you harm so that the ghost of guilt might breathe through their dreams, that their guilt might slowly mature to its fullest potential.”