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141 " Like many Indian children, I grew up on the vast, varied, and fascinating tales of the Mahabharat. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , The Palace of Illusions
142 " Just as we cast off worn clothes and wear new ones, when the time arrives, the soul casts off the body and finds a new one to work out its karma. Therefore the wise grieve neither for the living nor the dead. I "
143 " Some things can't be spoken. The body alone knows them. It holds them patiently, in its silent, intelligent cells, until you are ready to see. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , The Unknown Errors of Our Lives
144 " That’s how love stops us when it might be healthier to speak out, to not let frustration and rage build up until it explodes. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , The Forest of Enchantments
145 " Motherhood taught me something new about love. It was the one relationship where you gave everything you had and then wished you had more to give. "
146 " And the mother, who through all the years of her hardship had never shed a tear, wept at his trust and her deception. "
147 " Isn't that what truth is? The force of a person's believing seeps into those around him- into the very earth and air and water- until there's nothing else. "
148 " Forgive me, Sister, I said silently, you who are the unsung heroine of this tale, the one who has the tougher role: to wait and to worry. "
149 " I learned a new fact about love that day: it could kill. Sometimes it could kill instantaneously. "
150 " it’s not enough to merely love someone. Even if we love them with our entire being, even if we’re willing to commit the most heinous sin for their well-being. We must understand and respect the values that drive them. We must want what they want, not what we want for them. "
151 " Such is the ancient law of the universe. Of karma and its fruit. The idea of motive is irrelevant to it. "
152 " The laws of karma were complicated, and ultimately, one never escaped them. "
153 " Todas las historias tienen muchas versiones distintas. La versión elegida nos revela más acerca del narrador que acerca de la historia. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , The Vine Of Desire (Anju and Sudha, #2)
154 " Promises only lead to trouble. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , Oleander Girl
155 " Leela's happiest childhood memories were of aloneness: reading in her room with the door closed, playing chess on the computer, embarking on long bike rides through the city, going to the movies by herself. You saw more that way, she explained to her parents. You didn't miss crucial bits of dialogue because your companion was busy making inane remarks. Her parents, themselves solitary individuals, didn't object. People– except for a selected handful– were noisy and messy. They knew that. "
156 " We are the keepers of the heart's dusty corners. "
157 " Behold, we give you this girl, a gift beyond what you asked for. Take good care of her, for she will change the course of history. "
158 " A volte mi chiedo se la realtà esiste davvero, se c'è varamente una natura delle cose, obiettiva e intatta. O se tutto ciò che ci accade è già modificato in anticipo dalla nostra immaginazione. Se sognando qualcosa gli diamo vita. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , The Mistress of Spices
159 " Did you ever think how monotonous your life would be if you could see all that was coming to you? "
160 " The grandfather dropped his weapons and knelt before him. On his face was a look I could only interpret as hope. “And have you come to set me free finally, Govinda?” he asked. "