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Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

You know, since the reviews have come out and people have reacted to it, I've realized that is in a sense what has happened. But as I was writing them, I didn't feel a part of any tradition. I think that would have been too overwhelming, in a sense. - Jhumpa Lahiri

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When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a story which is hard enough. - Jhumpa Lahiri

I can't tell you exactly how I found it. It was just a process of writing a lot of stories and reading a lot of stories that I admired and just working and working until the sentences sounded right and I was satisfied with them. - Jhumpa Lahiri

At 6:30, which was when the national news began, my father raised the volume and adjusted the antennas. Usually I occupied myself with a book, but that night my father insisted that I pay attention. - Jhumpa Lahiri

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