"'There's no avoiding it. Men are weak, women are strong, Fate is omnipotent.'"
"How sweet it was when one could undo the lethargy of time by chatting with someone about the little things. You could always find a person to converse with over the larger matters—a government scandal, the delayed monsoon—but it was the tiny concerns, the moment's observations, that you couldn't save up to tell, for you didn't even recognize their full potential to add meaning to life unless you articulated their humour, tragedy, menace or charm."
"It was like every part of me had just woken up. All my nerves, all my perceptions, even my sense of taste. A tomato was no longer just a tomato but something much bigger and more beautiful. Every hour of the day was nearly unbearable in its depth."
