There's Something About Mira

by Sonali Dev

I’m good at that. At taking everyone’s needs into consideration and making things work out, especially when no one else knows how.

There’s nothing more universally human than pain.

The universe is magic. It’s working to set things right. My dad used to say that. He had a theory that for centuries humans have tried to control the world by forcing everyone into matching molds by getting them to close their minds. It’s why the pressure of discontent has turned humanity into a ticking bomb. The only way to defuse it is to change one heart at a time. Every time a single person opens their heart, the magic gets stronger. And your heart is one of the most beautiful, most wide-open ones I’ve ever known, Mira. You’re filled with magic. All you have to do is let your fear go and believe.”

How quickly we forgot what life was like before water came to us through pipes and electricity through wires.

There’s something especially annoying about a person who clearly wants something from you but acts like you’re the one who needs their help.

I’ve never been happier that my parents shun social media and instead prefer to get their misinformation exclusively from WhatsApp.

We won’t take jewels and land to our grave, but our souls will carry the choices we made and how we lived to the next life.

You can’t judge your courage in a different world based on the world you’re in right now.”

“We’re all eating each other’s food on this earth, child. Never feel guilty to eat when you’re hungry. Just remember to feed the hungry when you can.

“It is hard to do the thing you want when you’ve been taught that doing what others want means loving them.