Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it.

Jhumpa Lahiri

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 11, 1967

Topics

LifeMarriageFatherMotherParents

No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.

John Muir

TreeWalkForestForgetWillFirst

People dramatically underestimate how much sleep is linked to all the diseases killing us. We know a lack of sleep is linked to numerous forms of cancer - bowel, prostate, breast cancer.

Matthew Walker

SleepPeopleKnowUnderestimateUs

Content marketing is one of the most effective ways to promote your business online - but only when it's done right.

John Rampton

BusinessMarketingDoneRightYour

I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in the underground. We were short of manpower, short of arms. I was 24 years old. I was supposed to serve my country for one or two years. I am 89 years old this year, and I keep going.

Shimon Peres

Keep GoingI AmMeShortPlanYear

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

Rosanne Cash

RevengeEnergyChooseEmotionsGive

The left-leaning thinking that dominates the movie business follows a common liberal instinct to deny the spiritual dimension to every problem, thereby profoundly compounding the difficulties.

Michael Medved

BusinessSpiritualThinkingProblem

I have always been an obsessive reader - I remember going back and forth to the local library with stacks of books taller than I was.

Lisa Kleypas

LibraryRememberBackAlwaysGoing

I was raised by my grandparents, who had a little general store. My grandmother, Marion Dunham Bowman, was a graduate of Albany Law School. Although she never did practice law, she kept the house filled with books. It's because of her that I was always reading.

Joseph Bruchac

SchoolPracticeLawReadingHouse

My motive, and I will make it clear and look you in the eyes, is to attack major league baseball. That's my motive.

Jose Canseco

EyesBaseballYouLookWillClear

If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story.

Donald Miller

GoodBeautifulConflictStoryYou

I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why you're together, which is that you just like each other.

Chris Martin

RelationshipTogetherThinkYouWhy

I do like to walk a lot. Mostly in New York. When I'm going somewhere, I'd rather just walk there.

Bregje Heinen

WalkNew YorkNewSomewhereGoing

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri