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1 " Fiery-eyed and indignant, they would pen their stories for the whole world to read. "
― Balli Kaur Jaswal , Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
2 " Please enjoy your health while you have it. Because once your body betrays you, no comfort in the world will make up for your loss. "
― Balli Kaur Jaswal , The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
3 " I saw it a few years ago in a bookshop but didn’t buy it.’ ‘I hate it when that happens. Book regret. You come across something and think, I don’t want that, and later, you’re obsessed with getting it and it’s no longer available. "
4 " You can separate the idiots from the bloody idiots. "
5 " You waste everything because you’ve always had everything. "
6 " In traditional Indian morality tales, wayward children were the primary cause of heart conditions, cancerous lumps, hair loss and other ailments in their aggrieved parents. "
7 " Let him find balance and moderation in all things; let him listen to himself and not the noise of others. "
8 " Out of all the opportunities Britain offered us, choice was the most important thing. "
9 " Perhaps passion and excitement were meant to be secondary to a stable adult life. "
10 " Why be with someone who’s making the journey? You could be with someone who has already arrived. "
11 " You come across something and think, I don’t want that, and later, you’re obsessed with getting it and it’s no longer available. "
12 " It would be easier to be a criminal fairly prosecuted by the law than an Indian daughter who wronged her family. A crime would be punishable by a jail sentence of definite duration rather than this uncertain length of family guilt trips. "
13 " she wondered why men needed all that space when their answers to everything were always ‘no’. "
14 " I hate it when that happens. Book regret. You come across something and think, I don’t want that, and later, you’re obsessed with getting it and it’s no longer available. "
15 " People are sympathetic at first but when the illness drags on, they start avoiding you, like your bad luck is contagious. "
16 " You're not even trying to understand. You're just repeating everything I say.' 'REPEATING EVERYTHING YOU SAY? "
17 " The laughter that they shared filled the room, a shot of intoxicating warmth like the first hint of summer "
18 " Why did she always torture herself like this? Sometimes she got carried away and imagined little moments of Maya's life as it would be. Mundane things like paying for groceries or replacing the batteries in her television remote control. The smaller the details, the harder it hit. "
19 " I’m educated, I’ve done my nursing degree, I’ve got a job – this is the next step.’ ‘It shouldn’t be a step. Acquiring a husband, that’s what you’re doing. "
20 " There’s no greater show of love and faith than traveling a long distance for somebody. "
