“They had become muffled and distant then anyway. This happened in those first days after the wave. I couldn't find their faces, they quivered as in a heat haze. Even in my stupor I knew that details of them were… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I must stop remembering. I must keep them in a faraway place. The more I remember, the greater my agony. These thoughts stuttered in my mind. So I stopped talking about them, I wouldn't mouth my boys' names, I shoved… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I would plead into the darkness, where are they, bring them back” — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I am in the unthinkable situation that people cannot bear to contemplate.” — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“the reality of being here eludes me, I can’t focus, I am dazed. And I want to stay this way. If I have too… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“They had become muffled and distant then anyway. This happened in those first days after the wave. I couldn't find their faces, they quivered… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I must stop remembering... The more I remember, the greater my agony. These thoughts stuttered in my mind... I must be more watchful, I… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I was dizzy in that room. I felt faint with disbelief. I held on to the seat of my chair to stay upright. I… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I must stop remembering. I must keep them in a faraway place. The more I remember, the greater my agony. These thoughts stuttered in… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“Their promise, my children's possibilities, still linger in our home.” — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“And as the wind gusted against those windows, I saw how, in an instant, I lost my shelter. This truth had hardly escaped me… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“I will kill myself soon. But until then how do l tame my pain?” — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
