--- title: "3 Nayomi Munaweera Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "Sri Lankan American writer... | Nayomi Munaweera is a Sri Lankan American writer and author of Island of a Thousand Mirrors, which won Commonwealth Book..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/nayomi-munaweera-85111_anxiety_she-talks-in-her-most-sedate-voice-attem_953492.jpg" --- # Nayomi Munaweera (1973) Writer **3** quotes in **10** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Nayomi Munaweera is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Nayomi Munaweera Born January 1, 1973 Profession Writer ## About Nayomi Munaweera Sri Lankan American writer... \| Nayomi Munaweera is a Sri Lankan American writer and author of Island of a Thousand Mirrors, which won Commonwealth Book Prize for the Asian Region in 2013, and What Lies Between Us (2016), which won the Sri Lankan National Book Award for best English novel and the Godage Award. ## Quotes by Nayomi Munaweera > [“She talks in her most sedate voice, attempting to alleviate out fears, soothe our anxiety. She knows that if we are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayomi-munaweera/she-talks-in-her-most-sedate-voice-attempting-to-alleviate-out-fears/) Nayomi Munaweera [Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/nayomi-munaweera-85111_anxiety_she-talks-in-her-most-sedate-voice-attem_953492.jpg) > [“In these myriad ways, we carved out our lives in Los Angeles. Yet falling asleep was often an act of travel, taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayomi-munaweera/in-these-myriad-ways-we-carved-out-our-lives-in-los-angeles-yet/) Nayomi Munaweera [Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5c/nayomi-munaweera-85111_dreams_in-these-myriad-ways-we-carved-out-our-l_2131222.jpg) > [“It is only in absence that the true weight of love is felt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nayomi-munaweera/it-is-only-in-absence-that-the-true-weight-of-love-is-felt/) Nayomi Munaweera [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/nayomi-munaweera-85111_love_it-is-only-in-absence-that-the-true-weig_2996949.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nayomi-munaweera/#itemlist", "name": "Nayomi Munaweera Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She talks in her most sedate voice, attempting to alleviate out fears, soothe our anxiety. 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