The Direction of the Wind

by Mansi Shah

One of life’s greatest cruelties was that those who were innocent suffered more than those who inflicted the harm.

“Everything looks romantic in the moonlight, but the sun always rises the next day.”

“Loyalty should not be tested,”

Being selfish is a luxury many do not have.”

The direction of the wind cannot be changed, but we can change the direction of our sails.

She had felt trapped in her life in India, but now she was learning a new form of being trapped and wondered if people were always trapped by something, no matter what they did or where they were.

“that is a genuine pain. Realizing you are not enough for someone after you have revealed your true self to that person. Such a thing will haunt every fiber of your being for the rest of your life.”

There was no quality more desirable than compassion.

If there was a universal look that transcended all cultures and countries, it was the look of a woman with a broken heart.

The direction of the wind cannot be changed, but we can change the direction of our sails.

Sometimes a person needs to close a door to open a new one.”

“Life hardly ever works out,” Cecile says, “but on those rare occasions when it does lead you to the right place, it is a thing of beauty.”

all families are dysfunctional in their own way but still find a way to love each other somehow.