“The sound of her mother’s voice will break the glasshouse she has built around herself, a space devoid (of melodrama, of madness) ~ she’d rather go about doing her yogic routines.” YogaMadnessMothers And DaughtersMelodramaMadness And Sanity Book:So I Let It Be Source: So I Let It Be
“Maybe she is wrong about her marriage. Perhaps there is love, a love defined by marriage. Devoted, spiteful love.” RelationshipsLove QuotesDevotionMarriage QuotesSpiteful Book:So I Let It Be Source: So I Let It Be
“She sits naked in the bathtub – a soupy mixture of water and milk, saffron and incense – she looks at the misty valley lit up with fluorescent lights. The Ganges at dusk. Lighted lamps floating away, gently, carrying secret sins.” SinsBathtubsNakednessNaked SoulSins Of The FatherGanges Book:So I Let It Be Source: So I Let It Be
“And I never thought this day would come, but here I am, sitting in front of the ritual fire, repeating Sanskrit mantras I don’t understand. He’s looking at me now, and I can feel it on my skin. We are getting married. Damini is locked away somewhere in a room, Lakshmi is at Lord Krishna’s feet in the heavens, and I’m going to be his wife.” LoveReligionChoiceMantraHeavensRitualsLord KrishnaChild Marriage Book:So I Let It Be Source: So I Let It Be