"After the fire, when I'd tried to express……" — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
"After the fire, when I'd tried to express my gratitude for their kindness to our customers, they'd been awkward, uncomfortable. My father had had to explain to me that giving thanks is not a common practice in India. 'Then how do you know if people appreciated what you did?' I'd asked. 'Do you really need to know?' my father had asked back."
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45 Quotes by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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