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  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni _ Before We Visit the Goddess

    Would you like to come in?" I said. My hands were sweaty. Inside my chest an ocean heaved and crashed and heaved again."I would," he said. I saw his Adam's apple jerk as he swallowed. "Thank you."I was distracted by that thank you. We had moved past the language of formality long ago. It was strange to relearn it with each other.
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  2. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni _ Before We Visit the Goddess

    But inside loss there can be gain, too,like the small silver spider Bela had discovered one dewy morning, curled asleep at the center of a rose.
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  3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni _ Before We Visit the Goddess

    She lifts her eyes, and there is Death in the corner, but not like a king with his iron crown, as the epics claimed. Why, it is a giant brush loaded with white paint. It descends upon her with gentle suddenness, obliterating the shape of the world.
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  4. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni _ Before We Visit the Goddess

    What is the nature of life?Life is lines of dominoes falling.One thing leads to another, and then another, just like you'd planned. But suddenly a Domino gets skewed, events change direction, people dig in their heels, and you're faced with a situation that you didn't see coming, you who thought you were so clever.
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  5. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni _ Before We Visit the Goddess

    I don't put much stock in remembering things. Being able to forget is a superior skill.
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