Under the tamarind tree Quotes

“Some things happen because events align in such a way to make them happen ... Sometimes there was a clear guilty party, but ... Sometimes, some things just happen. That's all. What you can control now is how you react to that awful, dreadful, tragic thing that happened.”
― Alam Nigar, Under the tamarind tree

“In her youth she hadn't known that excess could be a problem too. Just as a plant can drown in too much water, people can lose themselves in too much comfort, too much ease.”
― Alam Nigar, Under the tamarind tree

“Shouldn't it matter which people are doing the talking? If it's people I don't care for, then why should I worry? I have to do what's right ... I can't only do what's expected. There got to be some balance, you know.”
― Alam Nigar, Under the tamarind tree

“Sometimes, many times, it is the unexpected, the tragic, that determines the direction of our lives.”
― Alam Nigar, Under the tamarind tree

“Like the powerful waves that must reach the shore and crash onto the beach, the past too must bubble up from within us, up and out through our lips. We must speak of it instead of allowing the pressure to build inside.”
― Alam Nigar, Under the tamarind tree