There's more than enough in the world I am currently writing about to last for several lifetimes of writing. Jhumpa Lahiri lifetimeworldwrite Change image and share on social
A lot of my personality was informed by feeling very different in the world I grew up in, feeling that I didn't fully belong, that my parents didn't belong. Jhumpa Lahiri belongfeltfully Change image and share on social
The most compelling narrative, expressed in sentences with which I have no chemical reaction, or an adverse one, leaves me cold. Jhumpa Lahiri adversechemicalcold Change image and share on social
I had been learning Italian for years. I always loved Latin, but Italian is a living language; I'm writing in it now as well as reading it. It is so interesting delving further into language. Jhumpa Lahiri delveinterestitalian Change image and share on social
I don't know why, but the older I get the more interested I get in my parents' marriage. And it's interesting to be married yourself, too, because there is an inevitable comparison. Jhumpa Lahiri comparisoninevitableinterest Change image and share on social
Part of my whole project from the beginning was to make an absent world present for my parents, which was India. Jhumpa Lahiri absentbeginindia Change image and share on social
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 hardideamessage Change image and share on social
If I stop to think about fans, or best-selling, or not best-selling, or good reviews, or not-good reviews, it just becomes too much. It's like staring at the mirror all day. Jhumpa Lahiri dayfangood Change image and share on social
I have my husband and children near me in Rome, and I feel this is where we are temporarily belonging. But personally, all my life, I have felt the absence of a sense of history. Jhumpa Lahiri absencebelongchild Change image and share on social
When you live in a country where your own language is considered foreign, you can feel a continuous sense of estrangement. You speak a secret, unknown language, lacking any correspondence to the environment. An absence that creates a distance within you. Jhumpa Lahiri absenceconsidercontinuous share on social
