If you grow up in a place, and you're small, even if the place is itself also small, it's huge to you. It's what's out there: it's the world outside of your door. Jhumpa Lahiri doorgrowhuge Change image and share on social
It's hard to think of myself as an American, and yet I am not from India, a place where I was not born and where I have never lived. Jhumpa Lahiri americanbearhard Change image and share on social
I've inherited a sense of that loss from my parents because it was so palpable all the time while I was growing up, the sense of what my parents had sacrificed in moving to the United States, and yet at the same time, building a life here and all that that entailed. Jhumpa Lahiri buildentailgrow share on social
Literature is such a profound and deep way to look into someone else's life, his mind, his hopes and thoughts. Books have opened so many doors for me, taking me to places where my normal life and its finite limits could never have. Jhumpa Lahiri bookdeepdoor share on social
He told me he was working as an interpreter in a doctor's office in Brookline, Massachusetts, where I was living at the time, and he was translating for a doctor who had a number of Russian patients. On my way home, after running into him, I just heard this phrase in my head. Jhumpa Lahiri brooklinedoctorhead share on social
My parents' relationship with Kolkata is so strong. Growing up, the absence of Kolkata was always present in our lives. Jhumpa Lahiri absencegrowkolkata Change image and share on social
I have two young children, and I will say that motherhood is its own peak, just like in the process of writing: one climbs and is continuously moving with each book. Becoming a mother is the greatest connection I've ever felt to being spiritual. Jhumpa Lahiri bookchildclimb share on social
I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories. Jhumpa Lahiri givenumbsend Change image and share on social
The highlight of my undergraduate years was a year-long Shakespeare course I took with Edward Tayler. Jhumpa Lahiri edwardhighlightlong Change image and share on social
Some Indians will come up and say that a story reminded them of something very specific to their experience. Which may or may not be the case for non-Indians. Jhumpa Lahiri caseexperienceindian Change image and share on social
