Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

On Weekdays, As Soon As She Picked Bela From The Bus Stop And Brought Her Home, She Went Straight Into The Kitchen, Washing Up The Morning Dishes She'd Ignored, Then Getting Dinner Started. She Measured Out The Nightly Cup Of Rice, Letting It Soak In A Pan On The Counter. She Peeled Onions And Potatoes And Picked Through Lentils And Prepared Another Night's Dinner, Then Fed Bela. She Was Never Able To Understand Why This Relatively Unchallenging Set Of Chores Felt So Relentless. When She Was Finished, She Did Not Understand Why They Had Depleted Her

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