"A bicultural upbringing is a rich but imperfect…" — Jhumpa Lahiri
"A bicultural upbringing is a rich but imperfect thing"
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85 Quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri
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- Each day she removes a small portion of the unwanted things in people's lives, though all of it, she thinks,…
- Writing is one of the most assertive things a person can do.
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- I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories.
- I am drawn to any story that makes me want to read from one sentence to the next. I have…
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