"Unaccustomed Earth" Quotes
"Unaccustomed Earth" is a collection of short stories that explores the lives of Indian-Americans navigating love, family, and cultural identity.
fiction | 352 pages | Published in 2008
Quotes
People are not always what they appear to be to the naked eye.
The thing about old friends is that they know you as you were, not as you are.
It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others.
The source of her unease was not entirely clear to her, but she felt a kind of emptiness at the end of the day.
The knowledge of what was wrong with him did not prepare her for what was to come.
This is the only home I have ever known, and I have never felt at home anywhere else.
She had always been fond of sunflowers, perhaps because they were the best flower for a young and eager heart.
It is so hard to leave—-until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.
What is the point of a story if it does not end with laughter?
The thing about being in a house full of books was that reading them made it hard to talk.
