Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
More from Kiran Desai (24 quotes) →Keep reading Kiran Desai
- “When I was growing up the publishing world seemed so far away. When my mother wrote a book, she would look up…”Kiran Desai
- “When you write on your own, you can write the extremes. No one else is watching and you can really go as far…”Kiran Desai
- “Should humans conquer the mountain or should they wish for the mountain to possess them?”Kiran Desai
- “I love Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O'Connor. I read a lot of American writers.”Kiran Desai
Explore Cooking
- “Southeast Asia food uses many different types of spices which are quite new to me, like the curry leaves whic…”Joel Robuchon
- “People come to Nashville where I live and they say, 'What's a great Southern restaurant?' Well, you got to kn…”John Carter Cash
- “From my estate, where my mum still lives now, from my bedroom you could see Wembley. I go back a lot, my brot…”Yannick Bolasie
More Food quotes
- “If the world's oceans have had nearly half a billion years with sharks as the apex predators, then the delica…”Steve Backshall
- “The one lesson I've learned from technology and food is the only time you know you're doing the wrong thing i…”Kimbal Musk
- “When traveling, I carry sandwiches and fruits to avoid eating restaurant food.”Soham Chakraborty
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Kiran Desai
The inheritance of loss
2007
Hullabaloo in the guava orchard
1998
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
2025