With the strong women I write about, I want to create a sense of strong possibilities. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni createpossibilitysense Change image and share on social
The ancient world is always accessible, no matter what culture you come from. I remember when I was growing up in India and I read the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey.' Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni accessibleancientculture Change image and share on social
I came from a traditional family, and it was an exciting but challenging transition to move to America and live on my own. The world around me was suddenly so different. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni americachallengeexcit Change image and share on social
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 appealbedhouse Change image and share on social
If it is good literature, the reader and the writer will connect. It's inevitable. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni connectgoodinevitable Change image and share on social
I think, we all learned that when we are afraid it's easy to want to blame, and the people we want to blame are the people who don't look like us. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni afraidblameeasy Change image and share on social
Sometimes what is 'real' because it takes place in the physical world, like 9/11, is so unreal on the level of the soul. Then other things, which in terms of the physical world seem so magical and unbelievable, on the level of the soul seem very real. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni levelmagicalphysical share on social
I like being myself. Maybe just slimmer, with a few less wrinkles. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni slimwrinkle Change image and share on social
I show women growing, changing, becoming stronger in many kinds of situations. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni changegrowkind Change image and share on social
We even had a different word for Christmas in my language, Bengali: Baradin, which literally meant 'big day.' Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni baradinbengalibig Change image and share on social
