The Serpent's Secret Quotes

“As weird as they were, they were my weirdos, and nothing in the universe could ever be right without them.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“We humans may not be powerful or magical, but the stories we pass on to our children can be.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“We humans may not be powerful or magical," Baba added, holding me close. "But the stories we pass on to our children can be.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“My royal daughter," Ma had singsonged, "none of us is just one thing. Life is a process of learning to recognize our many faces.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“Fate clearly has a twisted sense of humor.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“The day my parents got swallowed by a rakkhosh and whisked away to another galactic dimension was a pretty craptastic day. The fact that it was actually my twelfth birthday makes it all that much worse. Instead of cake or presents or a party, I spent the day kicking demon butt, traveling through time and space looking for my family, and basically saving New Jersey, our entire world, and everything beyond it.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“The Demon Slayers and Other Stories: Bengali Folktales by Sayantani DasGupta (that’s me) and Shamita Das Dasgupta (that’s my mom). New York, NY: Interlink, 1995. The Ghost Catcher by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss. Atlanta, GA: August House, 2008. The Buri and the Marrow by Henriette Barkow. London, UK: Mantra Lingua, 2000. Tuntuni, the Tailor Bird by Betsy Bang. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 1978.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“Now let us say our morning pledge together,” said the mysterious professor from his position on the branch. All the glowing star-children seemed to place their little hands over their unidentified middles. Even Tuntuni placed a yellow wing over his chest. “We pledge allegiance to the element hydrogen, and also its partner, helium,” chanted the little star-lings. Neel and I giggled from the back row like we were the classroom delinquents. Luckily, no one seemed to hear us, and the stars kept pledging allegiance. “And to the principle of nuclear fusion. Luminous light, born from dust, nebula to stars, red giants to supernova, white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole!”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“It stood on my front lawn, shrieking as we sailed higher and higher into the night sky.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“Suck your blood? A rakkhosh will suck the very marrow from your bones and then use your finger as a toothpick!”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“none of us is just one thing. Life is a process of learning to recognize our many faces.”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“so much goo from its mouth now that strings”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret

“Mobile telecommunications are a critical component of modern society,”
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret