“Vaheguru, forgive me, but a woman must choose the wisdom of lies over the dangers of truth.” — Shauna Singh Baldwin Forgiveness Copy Share Image
The kind of violence one should fear is always quiet and comes all wrapped up in words like Love until you live… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Abuse Copy Share Image
“She leans over Roop the way Sardarji leaned over Satya the years she cried for children, brushing tears from Roop's heavy lashes… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Children Copy Share Image
Learning is just remembering slowly, like simmer coming to boil. — Shauna Singh Baldwin Learning Copy Share Image
“Why does Papaji tell Jeevan this story? Roop wonders. Whenever Gujri tells Roop a story, se reminds Roop that stories are not… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Education Copy Share Image
Fiction. . . . It's like goading a mongoose and a cobra into battle and staying with them to see who wins. — Shauna Singh Baldwin Battle Copy Share Image
“I do not need to understand words to know he is disappointed I am not a boy. Some things need no translation.… — Shauna Singh Baldwin Historical fiction Copy Share Image
After eating a hundred mice, the cat makes a hadj to Mecca. — Shauna Singh Baldwin Cat Copy Share Image
