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> [“And the truth was that he was not afraid of being seen for what he was. He was afraid of being seen as someone who could never be more.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/and-the-truth-was-that-he-was-not-afraid-of-being-seen-for-what-he/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

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## More by Roshani Chokshi

> [“Fear was a reminder that even the insubstantial could kill. But insubstantial meant it had no shape. It couldn't be conquered or tamed or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/fear-was-a-reminder-that-even-the-insubstantial-could-kill-but/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“What I wanted was a connection, a shared heatbeat that kept rhythm across oceans and worlds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/what-i-wanted-was-a-connection-a-shared-heatbeat-that-kept-rhythm/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“I wanted a love thick with time, as inscrutable as if a lathe had carved it from night and as familiar as the marrow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/i-wanted-a-love-thick-with-time-as-inscrutable-as-if-a-lathe-had/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“-we wish you-" "-a tale-" "-worth telling." "Not luck?" asked Vikram. The gate heaved with wet laughter. "-what good is-" "-such a thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/we-wish-you-a-tale-worth-telling-not-luck-asked-vikram-the-gate/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“I was no more than a guest in my father's home, whittling away the time until a palanquin bore me away to a different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/i-was-no-more-than-a-guest-in-my-father-s-home-whittling-away-the/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“I thought you were going to stay away from me," she said. He looked at her, this princess who seemed so dangerously sharp that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/i-thought-you-were-going-to-stay-away-from-me-she-said-he-looked-at/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“Nothing was more beautiful than a night sky dusted with stars. Nothing was more terrible than a night sky scrawled with a thousand destinies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/nothing-was-more-beautiful-than-a-night-sky-dusted-with-stars-nothing/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“What was sureness and certainty? I used to hold on to certainty like a light inside me, hoping it would chase out the dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/what-was-sureness-and-certainty-i-used-to-hold-on-to-certainty-like-a/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“Beauty, coveted though it was, could not outlive you. Only actions would.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/beauty-coveted-though-it-was-could-not-outlive-you-only-actions-would/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“Although I had never envisioned marriage, I had thought of love. Not the furtive love I heard muffled in the corners or rooms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/although-i-had-never-envisioned-marriage-i-had-thought-of-love-not/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“I used to think fear either numbed or nudged. Now I knew fear did neither. Fear was a key that fit every person's hollow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/i-used-to-think-fear-either-numbed-or-nudged-now-i-knew-fear-did/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“An unguarded gaze can spill a thousand secrets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/an-unguarded-gaze-can-spill-a-thousand-secrets/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“Real life doesn't always sound like it should.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/real-life-doesn-t-always-sound-like-it-should/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“A story. This was the key to immortality. The things that made kings quiver and deities distrustful: Nothing but a tale.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/a-story-this-was-the-key-to-immortality-the-things-that-made-kings/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

> [“The sage smiled. Sometimes a smile was little more than a sliver of teeth. And sometimes a smile was a knife cutting the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/the-sage-smiled-sometimes-a-smile-was-little-more-than-a-sliver-of/)

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