"Born Confused" Quotes
A teenager navigates her Indian-American identity and cultural clashes in New York City.
young adult | 512 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
You're not a fake if you don't fit into one box. You're not a fake if you're not all Indian, all American, all anything.
There is something about a secret that gnaws at you, like a splinter in your foot.
The person who makes herself up is the one who will make herself up in the end.
I can't forget the world, because it's not just the world that's at stake. It's me.
Sometimes the thing you are most afraid of is the thing that will set you free.
I was a total stranger to myself. And that was a scary thought.
Sometimes the only thing left to do is to leave.
The struggle is part of the journey, not the end of the road.
Every choice is a battle. Every decision is a fight.
You can't live your life only to make others happy. You have to make yourself happy too.





