Shilpi Chaaya Jaiswal

“There was an unexpected freedom in
finding out that one wasn't as important as one had always assumed!”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions

“Solitude helps the mind to see itself clearly as in a mirror, and to free itself from the vain endeavor of ambition with all its complexities, fears, and frustrations, which are the outcome of self-centered activity.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti, Life Ahead: On Learning and the Search for Meaning

“She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.”
― Roman Payne

“We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories