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This reads as a meditation on discipline, humility, and the conditions that help creative work happen. The prayer altar points to a habit of grounding herself before writing, while the idea of being an instrument suggests that inspiration is received, not owned. It lands for anyone who needs a private ritual, a quiet room, or a reminder that focus can be part practical and part spiritual.
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About Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Indian-born American author and poet
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-born American author and poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her work has reached readers across fiction and poetry, and 107 quotes from her appear on this site. She is best known for Arranged Marriage, her short story collection, which won an American Book Award in 1996. Two of her novels and one short story were adapted into films, extending her reach beyond the page into cinema.
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