The Last Queen Quotes

“And remember this: whenever possible, don’t fight openly with your enemy. Let them think they’ve won—and then strike when least expected.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“Fame: it’s a drug more potent than opium”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“love something—or someone—so much that you would willingly sacrifice yourself. I want to be brave like that.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“I may be injured; I may even be wounded to the heart; but I’m not defeated yet.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“People revered his father as the Lion of Punjab, but his mother is the one they should have called Lioness.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“Perhaps we are always alone, from the time we leave the safety of our mothers’ wombs until the time Waheguru gathers us to Himself.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“I've done nothing wrong - nothing except follow my heart. But the world is cruel to women who love.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“A wise person allows herself to be used when it suits her purpose. She pretends weakness, then waits for the right moment to take control.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“If Jindan wants something badly enough, she can make it happen. She believes this completely.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“When one has to leave behind almost everything, it hardly matters what one takes.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“This is how Waheguru takes a storm sometimes and turns it into a rainbow.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“The maharaja, though not particularly handsome himself, likes having good-looking men around him. I admire the confidence that enables him to do that.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“I’m grateful that we are safe. But it occurs to me that being safe is not very different from being imprisoned.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“Fame: it’s a drug more potent than opium.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“This is the tragedy of Hindustan: our disunity. Our enemies have used it against us over and over.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“But to whom can she say this? Who will listen to her? The power she possessed even a few days ago, as the Sarkar’s favourite queen, has faded.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

“Adoration is a powerful intoxicant.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen