"At 6:30, which was when the national news……" — Jhumpa Lahiri
"At 6:30, which was when the national news began, my father raised the volume and adjusted the antennas. Usually I occupied myself with a book, but that night my father insisted that I pay attention."
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85 Quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri
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I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories.
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I am drawn to any story that makes me want to read from one sentence to the next. I have…
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