Heart Quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri

13 Heart quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri

Lahiri’s observations turn the heart into a subtle arena of cultural memory and personal longing. These thirteen brief thoughts capture her precise, understated style, perfect for a thoughtful pause.

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“The fact that the yellow chintz armchair in the living room clashed with the blue-and-maroon Turkish carpet no longer bothered her.”

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She is stunned that in this town there are no sidewalks to speak of, no streetlights, no public transportation, no stores for…

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She has given birth to vagabonds. She is the keeper of all these names and numbers now, numbers she once knew by…

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“She wished the days and months ahead of her would end. But the rest of her life continued to present itself, time…

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She supposed that all those years of loving a person who was dishonest had taught her a few things.

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“So that she began to see herself more clearly, as a thin film of dust was wiped from a sheet of glass.”

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She learned that an act intended to express love could have nothing to do with it. That her heart and her body…

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“The future haunted but kept her alive; it remained her sustenance and also her predator.”

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And yet he had loved her. A Bookish girl heedless of her beauty, unconscious of her effect. She'd been prepared to live…

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And yet she could not forgive herself. Even as an adult, she wished only that she could go back and change things:…

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“There was the focus of seeking pleasure, and the numbing effect, once they were finished, removing all specific thoughts from her brain.…

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“She wanted to shut her eyes to it. She wished the days and months ahead of her would end. But the rest…

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“With her own hand she'd painted herself into a corner, and then out of the picture altogether.”

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