The Bombay Prince Quotes

“No. I am retired from the post office for the last ten years. Most afternoons, it is my daily routine to arrive at three and leave at six.” “Your routine seems very pleasant.” Perveen imagined what her life might be like when she was alone and in her seventies.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince

“But before the friends settled on a wrought-iron bench with distance from others, they stopped to buy their kulfi. Alice took pistachio, and Perveen had plain cardamom. There was a brief squabble about paying the vendor, which Perveen won. The cold, sweet ice cream was a most comforting taste after all the tension of the day.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince

“There was a rhythm to the process. First, a pot of equal parts water and milk was put on the hob. To this, Camellia added a few spoons of Assamese tea, two slices of ginger, and a fistful of fresh lemongrass leaves and mint. After arriving at a gentle boil, a tablespoon of sugar went in, and the brew cooked for five minutes.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince

“Is this idea of yours to help the Cuttingmasters, or is it really to advance your career?” With a knowing smile, she said, “Is there any reason I can’t do both? That is what you have been doing all your life. Ambition is not a dirty word for men.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince

“She had the gift of seeing people for who they are, I think.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince

“Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta,” Mithan said. “It means good thoughts, good words, and good deeds.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince

“But when we work with numbers and abstract reasoning, the benefit to our society is infinite.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince

“She had never been happier than as a solicitor. Whether she was working on a rental contract or a business settlement, she was building Bombay. Her sense of duty to the city was almost as strong as to her family.”
― Sujata Massey, The Bombay Prince