What a sense of possession, of confidence, it gave one to have pockets, to shove one's fists into them, as if in simply owning pockets one owned riches, owned independence.
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. - Anita Desai
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.
- Anita Desai
...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can … - Anita Desai
...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can …
What a sense of possession, of confidence, it gave one to have pockets, to shove one's fists into them, as if in simply owning pockets one owned rich… - Anita Desai
What a sense of possession, of confidence, it gave one to have pockets, to shove one's fists into them, as if in simply owning pockets one owned rich…
I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth. - Anita Desai
I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.
People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way. - Anita Desai
People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way.
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a … - Anita Desai
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a …
The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards int… - Anita Desai
The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards int…
India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old … - Anita Desai
India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old …
The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still. - Anita Desai
The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still.
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