Jhumpa Lahiri Quote

My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...

Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a home. Let the silence rise from unwatered graves and craters left by bomb...

People that have a police car behind them pulling them over should put on their hazard lights and continue slowly driving to the nearest densely populated public place, such as a supermarket or shoppi...

Nostalgia has a way of blocking the reality of the past.

They took one look at me,And hated my black face.They took one look at me,And decided on my fate.They took one look at me,And forced an unknown fear.They took one look at me,And caused the shed of tea...

Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.

God whispered, "You endured a lot. For that I am truly sorry, but grateful. I needed you to struggle to help so many. Through that process you would grow into who you have now become. Didn't you know...

Never give a person a piece of your mind when all you really wanted to do was give them a piece of your heart.

Since nothing is absolute There is no absolute silence, Only an appearance Of temporary peace.

You may silence the critics, but you don't silence the pain.