I had never traveled alone before and I discovered that I liked it. No one in the world knew where I was, no one had the ability to reach me. It was … - Jhumpa Lahiri

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I had never traveled alone before and I discovered that I liked it. No one in the world knew where I was, no one had the ability to reach me. It was like being dead, my escape allowing me to taste that tremendous power my mother possessed forever.