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Arjun K.
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a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction; and that, as you will see, leaves the great problem of the true nature of woman and the true nature of fiction unsolved.
“To exchange all the goodness and grace of every life in Omelas for that single, small improvement: to throw away the happiness of thousands for the chance of the happiness of one: that would be to let guilt within the walls indeed.”
― The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
― The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
“And then, as we grew into young women, we realised it was not love, but marriage that was the destiny waiting for us.”
― That Long Silence
― That Long Silence
“Alone: for the first time I understood the terrible significance of that word. Alone without a witness, without anyone to speak to, without refuge. The breath in my body, the blood in my veins, all this hurly-burly in my head existed for nobody.”
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
“For humans the idea of freedom is all too often a means of deceiving themselves. And although freedom is among the most exalted of feelings, so is the illusion of freedom among the most exalted of illusions.”
― The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories
― The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories
“Everything is blowing up around us, but there are still those who care about a broken lock, and others who are dutiful enough to try to fix it … But maybe that’s the way it should be. Maybe working on the little things as dutifully and honestly as we can is how we stay sane when the world is falling apart.”
― Desire: Vintage Minis
― Desire: Vintage Minis
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