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Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Be Careful Careful Changes Culture Effort Indian Indian Culture Make Must Positive Preserve Rapid Respected Same Same Time Society Strong Strong Women Stronger Though Time Traditions Whole Women

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I like being myself. Maybe just slimmer, with a few less wrinkles.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Being Being Myself Few Just Less Like Maybe Myself Wrinkles

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As I lived on in America, I got to truly know the people of this country - so many kind and wonderful people, people of so many races - who helped me in so many ways. Who became my friends. I realized that underneath our different accents, habits, foods, religions, ways of thinking, we shared a common humanity.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Accents America Became Common Country Different Foods Friends Got Habits Helped Humanity Kind Know Lived Many Me Our People Races Realized Religions Shared Thinking Truly Underneath Ways Who Wonderful Wonderful People

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I started putting down my thoughts on paper out of loneliness while I was studying in America. I was very close to my grandfather, and when he died, I couldn't visit home. I started scribbling those thoughts.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: America Close Died Down Grandfather He Home Loneliness Out Paper Putting Scribbling Started Studying Those Thoughts Very Visit While

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My favorite part was when my grandfather and I would make a special trip to Firpo's Bakery for red and green Christmas cookies and fruitcake studded with the sweetest cherries I've ever tasted. Usually Firpo's was too expensive for our slim budget, but Christmas mornings they gave a discount to any children who came in.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Any Bakery Budget Came Cherries Children Christmas Cookies Discount Ever Expensive Favorite Favorite Part Gave Grandfather Green Make Mornings Our Part Red Slim Special Sweetest Tasted Too Trip Who Would

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It's different for different people, and for a woman it's important to look as good she wants to look. But you don't need to do it for someone else or to impress some male out there. You do it for your own sake. You wear what makes you feel good, you put make-up and jewellery - whatever gives you self-confidence.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Different Different People Else Feel Feel Good Gives Good Important Impress Jewellery Look Make-Up Makes Male Need Out Own People Put Sake Self-Confidence She Some Someone Wants Wear Whatever Woman You Your

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I write best late at night, when everyone in the house has gone to bed. There's something magical about that late night silence that appeals to me.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: About Appeals Bed Best Everyone Gone House Late Late Night Magical Me Night Silence Something Write I Write

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I came into Chicago in winter - I'd never been so cold in my life! I was very homesick, and a poor student at that time. America seemed so different and so filled with amazing things - and almost all of them were out of my reach.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Almost Almost All Amazing Amazing Things America Been Came Chicago Cold Different Filled Homesick Life My Life Never Out Poor Reach Seemed Student Them Things Time Very Were Winter I Came

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Perhaps what distinguishes my characters is their courage and spirit and a certain stubbornness which enables them to keep going even when facing a setback. I think this developed organically as I wrote, but also it came out of a desire to portray women as powerful and intelligent forces in the world.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Also Came Certain Characters Courage Desire Developed Distinguishes Enables Even Facing Forces Going Intelligent Keep Keep Going Organically Out Perhaps Portray Powerful Setback Spirit Stubbornness Them Think Which Women World Wrote I Think

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I write in my study, where I also have my prayer altar. I believe that keeps me focused and gives me positive energy and reminds me that I'm merely the instrument of greater creative forces.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Also Altar Believe Creative Energy Focused Forces Gives Greater Instrument Keeps Me Merely Positive Positive Energy Prayer Reminds Study Where Write I Believe I Believe That I Write

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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