“Anyone, Eliza is thinking, who describes dying as ‘slipping away’ or ‘peaceful’ has never witnessed it happen. Death is violent, death is a struggle. The body clings to life, as ivy to a wall, and will not easily let go, will not surrender its grip without a fight.”
― Hamnet
― Hamnet
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“I don’t know how to be silent when my heart is speaking.”
― White Nights
― White Nights
“The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.”
― A Town Called Dehra
― A Town Called Dehra
Simran’s 2025 Year in Books
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