"Why couldn't she be part of that family? rent a room in someone else's life."

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Source : Kiran Desai (2007). “The Inheritance of Loss”, p.233, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Kiran Desai

“The nations were awakened from the sleep of death, as the words of eternal life flowed from the Apostles' lips, - the temples of superstition were shut or destroyed, and churches were planted in every part of the civilized world.”
“No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread.”
“I remember Nazi election propaganda posters showing a hateful Jewish face with crooked nose.”
“A good example is a better legacy for children than wealth or honor.”
“You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation.”
“When you start putting pen to paper, you see a side of your personal truth that doesn't otherwise reveal itself in conversation or thought.”
“But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.”
“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander”

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