A Good Indian Wife Quotes

“He was home. In an environment where he felt loved and comfortable in a way not possible in the United States. And yet, he no longer fit in. He loved living in America, but knew that there, too, he didn't quite fit. It was the classic immigrant dilemma.”
― Anne Cherian, A Good Indian Wife

“He had put them [his family] first by coming home [to India] and the irony was that they had put him first by arranging this marriage. He had walked into it with his eyes open. But his eyes had been open too long in the West and by the time he adjusted his vision to India, it was too late.”
― Anne Cherian, A Good Indian Wife

“My father always says that when you can’t stop bad or sad things from happening, that is the time to remember you are still in charge of your life. You can make it different. Like you did yesterday.”
― Anne Cherian, A Good Indian Wife

“They wouldn’t understand that bullshit was important in India, that if he said the word, he would be reminded that it was used as fuel to cook food and to fertilize the land.”
― Anne Cherian, A Good Indian Wife

“The answers would come to her. No need to rush them. Ten years ago, but so well remember it was as if it had happened yesterday, she had suffered the repercussions brought on by thoughtless rushing. This time, she would wait. Not wait for him to act, like she had been doing these past months. She would wait to see how she would act.”
― Anne Cherian, A Good Indian Wife