“I moved here when I was 20 to go to college. After I moved here, I became much more aware of the importance of the culture and literature to my life. Sometimes when you're immersed in something, you just don't notice it very much. Moving away makes you appreciate your culture. Living here, I've thought more and more about India, and what being Indian-American means to me. And it's made me incorporate things from Indian literature into my own writing.” WritingMeanMadeSometimesMovingCultureLiteratureMy OwnCollegeAppreciateIndiaImportanceMovedIndianAmerican IndianMoving AwayAppreciate You Author:Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“Words are tricky. Sometimes you need them to bring out the hurt festering inside. If you don't, it turns gangrenous and kills you. . . . But sometimes words can break a feeling into pieces.” IfsNeedsSometimesFeelingsTurnsHurtBreakPiecesTrickyFestering Author:Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“That's how it is sometimes when we plunge into the depths of our lives. No one can accompany us, not even those who would give up their hearts for our happiness.” GivingHeartSometimesOur LivesGiving UpDepthPlungeAccompanyAccompany Us Book:Sister of My Heart Source: Sister of My Heart
“Sometimes -- she knows this from her own life -- to get to the other side, you must travel through grief. No detours are possible.” KnowsSometimesSidesGriefDetours Book:Oleander Girl: A Novel Source: Oleander Girl: A Novel
