Hope, and fear. Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction and then in another, and which was the stronger no one could say. Of the latter we never spoke, but it was always with us. Fear, constant… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share Image
“There is a rare gentleness in you, the sweeter for its brief appearances.” — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“He sighed impatently. 'You simplify everything, being without understanding. Your views are so limited it is impossible to explain to you.' 'Limited, yes,' I… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“We had for so long accepted her obedience to our will that when it ceased to be given naturally, it came as a considerable… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
To those who live by the land there must always come times of hardship, of fear and of hunger, even as there are years… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“Nature is like a wild animal that you have trained to work for you. So long as you are vigilant and walk warily with… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“We live by our labors from one harvest to the next, there is no certain telling whether we shall be able to feed ourselves… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“That is all you can think of: what people will say! One goes from one end of the world to the other to hear… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“You must cry out if you want help. It is no use whatsoever to suffer in silence. Who will succour the drowning man if… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“Well, and what if we give in to our troubles at every step! We would be pitiable creatures indeed to be so weak, for… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
“She was no longer a child, to be cowed or forced into submission, but a grown woman with a definite purpose and an invincible… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
Sometimes at night I think that my husband is with me again, coming gently through the mists, and we are tranquil together. Then the… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
Hope, and fear. Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction and then in another, and which was the stronger no one… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
For where shall a man turn who has no money? Where can he go? Wide, wide world, but as narrow as the coins in… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share
