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With the strong women I write about, I want to create a sense of strong possibilities. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Immigration was a huge force in changing my outlook. I moved to America 30 years ago. I had to reassess my beliefs, especially about women's roles. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I type everything on my computer. I carry a writer's notebook everywhere, in case I am struck by an idea. I forget things unless I write them down. I'm planning to learn how to dictate into my cellphone; I think that will be very helpful, too. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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As I remember my grandfather and those Christmas mornings he gave for a little girl's pleasure, I know that often a big life starts with doing small things. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I think, we all learned that when we are afraid it's easy to want to blame, and the people we want to blame are the people who don't look like us. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I work very hard at creating complex characters, a mix of positives and negatives. They are all flawed. I believe flaws are almost universal, and they help us understand, sympathise and, paradoxically, feel closer to such characters. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I hate it when people throw away food - I've seen too many hungry people. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I came to the plain fields of Ohio with pictures painted by Hollywood movies and the works of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. None of them had much to say, if at all, about Dayton, Ohio. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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To some extent, I draw on what I see around me; in other places, I imagine what I write. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I was about 12 when I first encountered 'The Moonstone' - or a Classics Illustrated version of it - digging through an old trunk in my grandfather's house on a rainy Bengali afternoon. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I was caught on the freeway for hours when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The entire city had to be evacuated. I observed lives threatened by catastrophes and a whole range of behaviour. What could people do during a crisis? - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I write in my study, where I also have my prayer altar. I believe that keeps me focused and gives me positive energy and reminds me that I'm merely the instrument of greater creative forces. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Perhaps what distinguishes my characters is their courage and spirit and a certain stubbornness which enables them to keep going even when facing a setback. I think this developed organically as I wrote, but also it came out of a desire to portray women as powerful and intelligent forces in the world. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I have been watching how Indian women are forced to do certain things, as the stories of sacrifice and devotion in mythology demand from them. And then there are inspiring stories about women like the Rani of Jhansi that offer women refreshing role models. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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My favorite part was when my grandfather and I would make a special trip to Firpo's Bakery for red and green Christmas cookies and fruitcake studded with the sweetest cherries I've ever tasted. Usually Firpo's was too expensive for our slim budget, but Christmas mornings they gave a discount to any children who came in. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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To make money for college, I worked in our college dining room. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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There is no conflict in looking good. You buy things you need, and then you do something good for society. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I took a little break after 'The Palace of Illusions' to clear my head. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I like being myself. Maybe just slimmer, with a few less wrinkles. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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We even had a different word for Christmas in my language, Bengali: Baradin, which literally meant 'big day.' - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture. - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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