A Prayer for Travelers Quotes

“I needed a long and lingering autumn, a tenure with which to ease into another state of being.”
― Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers

“At some point you have to stop reading, and start doing.”
― Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers

“Who knew better than I, how a lonely mind could construct invisible towers, how quickly could they fall?”
― Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers

“Too late I realized I shouldn't have named the casino out loud, squandering my last margin of safety. I would have to remind myself not to smile at men in bars, not to look at them, not to wear skirts or tight jeans, not to accept drinks or refuse them, not to walk alone or alongside them, not to appear rude or too inviting.”
― Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers

“Do you think maybe there are some people who just aren't meant to do things?

"No, There are just people who are scared, and people who aren't.”
― Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers

“...but the truth is I have never been any good at respecting boundaries. I have wanted things and hearts and people; I have always tried to make them mine.”
― Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers

“He returned with glasses aplenty; a beer for him, a Coke for me, waters for us both. A murderer with beautiful manners.”
― Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers