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Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

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That's what books are for... to travel without moving an inch.

That's what books are for... to travel without moving an inch.

"The Namesake". Book by Jhumpa Lahiri, September, 2003.

Being a writer means taking the leap from listening to saying 'Listen to me'.

"Trading Stories" by Jhumpa Lahiri, www.newyorker.com. June 13&20, 2011.

The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace.

"OPINION; My Life's Sentences" by Jhumpa Lahiri, archive.nytimes.com. March 18, 2012.

Isolation offered its own form of companionship

Jhumpa Lahiri (2013). “The Lowland”, p.237, A&C Black

With children the clock is reset. We forget what came before

Jhumpa Lahiri (2013). “The Lowland”, p.167, A&C Black

Do what I will never do.

Jhumpa Lahiri (2004). “The Namesake: A Novel”, p.38, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt