"I tried to hold on to this compassion,……" — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
"I tried to hold on to this compassion, sensing its preciousness, but even as I reached to grasp it, it dissipated into wisps. No revelation can endure unless it is bolstered by a calm pure mind- and I'm afraid I didn't possess that."
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45 Quotes by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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