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The Last Queen

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Top 10 Best Quotes

“People revered his father as the Lion of Punjab, but his mother is the one they should have called Lioness.”

“I may be injured; I may even be wounded to the heart; but I’m not defeated yet.”

“And remember this: whenever possible, don’t fight openly with your enemy. Let them think they’ve won—and then strike when least expected.”

“love something—or someone—so much that you would willingly sacrifice yourself. I want to be brave like that.”

“When one has to leave behind almost everything, it hardly matters what one takes.”

“Perhaps we are always alone, from the time we leave the safety of our mothers’ wombs until the time Waheguru gathers us to Himself.”

“If Jindan wants something badly enough, she can make it happen. She believes this completely.”

“Fame: it’s a drug more potent than opium”

“This is the tragedy of Hindustan: our disunity. Our enemies have used it against us over and over.”

“I’m grateful that we are safe. But it occurs to me that being safe is not very different from being imprisoned.”

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