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Shauna Singh Baldwin is a Canadian-Indian novelist born in 1962. Her works often explore themes of gender, religion, and identity, and are well-received by readers.

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Famous Shauna Singh Baldwin Quotes

“I do not need to understand words to know he is disappointed I am not a boy. Some things need no translation. And I know, because my body remembers without benefit of words, that men who do not welcome girl-babies will not treasure me as I grow to woman - though he call me princess just because the Guru told him to. I have come so far, I have borne so much pain and emptiness! But men have not yet changed.”

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Book:What the Body Remembers

Source: What the Body Remembers

“Vaheguru, forgive me, but a woman must choose the wisdom of lies over the dangers of truth.”

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Book:What the Body Remembers

Source: What the Body Remembers

“She leans over Roop the way Sardarji leaned over Satya the years she cried for children, brushing tears from Roop's heavy lashes with her lips. She strokes her head as a mother would, says. "Slpee little one, we are together now." And Roop sleeps, overcome by the afternoon heat. While Satya watches her. So trusting, so very stupid.”

India Womens Fiction Sikh

Book:What the Body Remembers

Source: What the Body Remembers

About the Author

Born: 1962
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 7

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