Wisdom that isn’t distilled in our own crucible can’t help us.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Tag: Quotes by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
War is like an avalanche. Once …
War is like an avalanche. Once begun, it cannot cease until it has wreaked all the destruction it is capable of.
– from The Palace of Illusions book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Truth, like a diamond, has many …
Truth, like a diamond, has many facets.
– 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
Dear one, time will teach you …
Dear one, time will teach you what you refuse to learn from your well-wishers.
– 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