Jhumpa Lahiri quote: She had generated alternative versions of herself. She had insisted at brutal cost on these conversions. Layering her life, only ...

She had generated alternative versions of herself. She had insisted at brutal cost on these conversions. Layering her life, only to strip it bare. Only to be alone in the end. Her life had been paired down to its solitary components.

~ Jhumpa Lahiri ~

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