And yet he had loved her. A Bookish girl heedless of her be… - Jhumpa Lahiri

" "
And yet he had loved her. A Bookish girl heedless of her beauty, unconscious of her effect. She'd been prepared to live her life alone but from the moment he'd known her he'd needed her.

Jhumpa Lahiri

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

English

Collect this quote

About Jhumpa Lahiri

Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri (born July 11, 1967) is an Indian-American novelist, short story writer, and Pulitzer Prize winner.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Nilanjana Sudeshna

Native Name: ঝুম্পা লাহিড়ী

Alternative Names: Jūmpā Lāhīrī • Nilanjana Svadeshna Lahiri • Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri • Jhumba Lahiri

All quotes from Jhumpa Lahiri Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Jhumpa Lahiri:

Louise Erdrich Virginia Woolf Isabel Allende Joyce Carol Oates Toni Morrison

Additional quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri

I just wanted to go home, to the language in which I was known, and loved.

Do what I will never do.

Amid the gray, an incongruous band of daytime blue asserts itself. To the west, a pink sun already begins its descent. The effect is of three isolated aspects, distinct phases of the day. All of it, strewn across the horizon, is contained in his vision.

And yet he had loved her. A Bookish girl heedless of her beauty, unconscious of her effect. She'd been prepared to live her life alone but from the m… - Jhumpa Lahiri

About Jhumpa Lahiri

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri

Advanced Search Filters