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> [“Then she rushes to pick up Asha from school, where she is known only as "Asha's mom" by the other mothers, who seem to all spend a lot of time together. Somer has no time for the PTA and bake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/then-she-rushes-to-pick-up-asha-from-school-where-she-is-known-only/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

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## More by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

> [“If the mother falls, the whole family falls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/if-the-mother-falls-the-whole-family-falls/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“At some point, the family you create is more important than the one you were born into.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/at-some-point-the-family-you-create-is-more-important-than-the-one/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Now, her mother lifts Kavita’s head up out of her lap and holds her face, hot with tears, in her cool hands. “I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/now-her-mother-lifts-kavita-s-head-up-out-of-her-lap-and-holds-her/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“You've got to check your ego at the door, and change your goal from having the right answer to learning everything you can. Understand?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/you-ve-got-to-check-your-ego-at-the-door-and-change-your-goal-from/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Wedding was quiet and small, home they shared was soulless, their food bland. Sarla and her husband felt like guests in that home rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/wedding-was-quiet-and-small-home-they-shared-was-soulless-their-food/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Kavita’s arms are still outstretched, but they hold nothing. After the metal gate clangs shut behind them, Kavita can still hear Usha’s piercing wail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/kavita-s-arms-are-still-outstretched-but-they-hold-nothing-after-the/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“At some point, the family you create is more important than the one you’re born into,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/at-some-point-the-family-you-create-is-more-important-than-the-one-2/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“And she knew her defiance in escaping his grasp, even temporarily, had shown Jasu the depth of her strength. In the months afterward, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/and-she-knew-her-defiance-in-escaping-his-grasp-even-temporarily-had/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Everyone has been overjoyed with the birth of their first son, bringing celebratory sweets, new clothes for the baby, fennel tea to bolster her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/everyone-has-been-overjoyed-with-the-birth-of-their-first-son/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“It has been an assault on her senses: smells that suddenly overpower her, and heat she can taste, thick as dust on her tongue.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/it-has-been-an-assault-on-her-senses-smells-that-suddenly-overpower/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Kavita looks peaceful when she's sleeping, when the Morphine finally brings her some comfort. Jasu sits in a chair next to the bed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/kavita-looks-peaceful-when-she-s-sleeping-when-the-morphine-finally/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Notice if you are holding your breath after inhaling, and if so, what are you afraid of letting go. Or are you holding it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/notice-if-you-are-holding-your-breath-after-inhaling-and-if-so-what/)

[shilpi somaya gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Survival rates for breast cancer are relatively good, but Krishnan has been around illness enough to know there is usually a cruel injustice about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/survival-rates-for-breast-cancer-are-relatively-good-but-krishnan-has/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“The civil servant looks back at the file and says flatly, as if reading, “No children?” and then, looking directly up at Somer, “No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/the-civil-servant-looks-back-at-the-file-and-says-flatly-as-if/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

> [“Or does she still come here simply because it's become a habit, like a scar etched onto her body, one that she can't help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/or-does-she-still-come-here-simply-because-it-s-become-a-habit-like-a/)

[Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/)

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