This is the nature of sorrow: often it fades with time, but once in a while it remains lodged below the surface of things, a stubborn thorn beneath a fingernail, making itself felt every time you brush against it.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Tag: Quotes by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Wisdom that isn’t distilled in our …
Wisdom that isn’t distilled in our own crucible can’t help us.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Expectations are like hidden rocks in …
Expectations are like hidden rocks in your path – all they do is trip you up.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Let the past go. Be at …
Let the past go. Be at ease. Allow the future to arrive at its own pace, unfurling its secrets when it will.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Don’t underestimate the power of prayer …
Don’t underestimate the power of prayer! It might well prevail where muscles failed!
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Love comes like lightning, and disappears …
Love comes like lightning, and disappears the same way. If you’re lucky, it strikes you right. If not, you’ll spend your life yearning for a man you can’t have. I advise you to forget about love, princess. Pleasure is simpler, and duty more important. Learn to be satisfied with them.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Even the wisest don’t know what’s …
Even the wisest don’t know what’s hidden in the depths of their being.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The power of a man is …
The power of a man is like a bull’s charge, while the power of a woman moves aslant, like a serpent seeking its prey. Know the particular properties of your power. Unless you use it correctly, it won’t get you what you want.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Destiny is strong and swift. You …
Destiny is strong and swift. You can’t trick it so easily. Even if you hadn’t come seeking it today, in time it would have found you. But in your case, your own nature is going to speed its process.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Time is the great eraser, both …
Time is the great eraser, both of sorrow and of joy.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni