The God of Small Things

"Nothing ever really goes away. It just hides."

"The weight of the world settles on small shoulders."

"Touch is a thing that brings people together or tears them apart."

"Fear is a terrible thing. It ruins people."

"The past has a way of catching up with us."

"Some people must live with regret forever."

"You cannot stop the river from flowing."

"Love is an accident. It comes or doesn't."

"The world was not always as it appeared."

"Words matter. Even small ones."

"Memory is a monster. It distorts and arranges and redesigns."

"Small things leave their mark on people."

"Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies."

"People can learn to live with anything."

"The future is not a destination, it's a direction."

"Sometimes what we want most cannot be obtained."

"Freedom is an expensive thing."

"They were aware that they were not the only people in the world."

"The smell of fish from the river mixed with something rotten."

"Her sadness was a palpable thing."

"Death changes things. People, places, even the colour of paint."

"The world didn't allow for that kind of love."

"Terrible things have happened. But you don't have to become terrible."

"Everyone needs a little innocence."

"Mothers could hurt their children. Genially. Without meaning to."

"Small gods that can be summoned up on a wayside and told to do things."

"The past is a monster. Or a flower. Depending on the light."

"Love is a thing that happens irrespective of one's intentions."

"She had a quality that the world couldn't touch."

"They all broke the law. The law that needed to be broken."