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Sonali Deraniyagala Quotes

There must be some atom of our life hidden here, lingering in this quiet somewhere.

Sonali Deraniyagala

There must be some atom of our life hidden here, lingering in this quiet somewhere.

Tags: memory lane, sadness

My boys. I don't have them to hold. What do I do with my arms?

Sonali Deraniyagala

My boys. I don't have them to hold. What do I do with my arms?

Tags: grief, loss, wave

About Author
Sonali Deraniyagala (born 1964) is a Sri Lankan memoirist and economist. She serves as a lecturer in Economics at the SOAS South Asia Institute. She considers Joan Didion and Michael Ondaatje her favourite literary heroes.

I was terrified that tomorrow the truth would start.

Sonali Deraniyagala

I was terrified that tomorrow the truth would start.

Tags: grief, loss, wave