Grandma's Bag of Stories Quotes

“We should always have some aim in life which we must try to achieve while being of help to others.”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“One day, Ajji was sitting and stitching a tear in an old sari. The children came and sat around her. The holidays were finishing and they did not want to be away from her for even a minute. Meenu and Krishna affectionately put their arms”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“The bride nodded and said, ‘Of course, but where is the kitchen, the spices, the oil and the vessels?”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“spending”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“Sudeshna”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“Ghosh,”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“ease”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“antics.”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“dismay.”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“One night, he went to bed and had a dream. He saw Yama standing in front of him. Yama was holding out a hand towards him and saying, ‘Come, it is time for you to go away with me.’ Arun was terrified. ‘But lord, you had promised you would tell me days in advance before I would die. How can I come away right now?’ A small smile appeared on Yama’s lips. ‘But child, I did give you a warning. I made your hair turn white, I made your back stoop with age, I made your teeth fall out one by one. These were all indications that your time on earth is coming to an end.’ ‘But these things happen to every man and woman! How could these be a warning only for me!’ Yama nodded, ‘Yes, they do happen to everyone. And when they do, men and women should start getting ready to meet me. Life has to come to an end, there is no escape.”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“Where once there were deep forests and blue rivers and streams, the island was a barren land now. The forests were gone. The rivers had turned into dirty trickles of water. The climate had become hot and dusty as the rains no longer came on time. People started leaving the island. The houses, schools and palaces slowly fell silent as they were abandoned. With time, everyone forgot about this island. Many, many years later when explorers landed here, they found hundreds of statues strewn all over a bare island: a land destroyed by the king’s greed.”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories

“live happily ever after!”
― Sudha Murty, Grandma's Bag of Stories