Once I heard my mother say that each of us lives in a separate universe, one we have dreamed into being. We love pople when their dream coincides with ours, the way two cutout designs laid one on top of the other might match. But dream worlds are not static like cutouts; sooner or later they change shape, leading to misunderstanding, loneliness and loss of love.
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniFenugreek, Tuesday's spice, when the air is green like mosses after rain.
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniI liked his voice, rich and unself-conscious even when he forgot words and hummed to fill in the gap. What I didn't understand, I imagined, and thus it became a love song.
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniIn life, it's best not to take anything for free - unless it's from someone who wishes you well.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni