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Was She Brave?

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Just a literary testimonial to Das, for being brave in life. I often receive surprises when it comes to reading novels. The biggest of all was my ability to read a 500-page novel The Great Expectations by Charles Dickens) without any academic pressure or requirement. Initially, I was a quote person. I was amazed by the idea of compressing ideas. Oft on YourQuote I discovered such writers. From there I even tried to come up with quotations that would amaze me when I re-read it sometime later.  लोग चांद पे जा रहे और बच्चे काम पर। चुप हूं, गलत नहीं। -are some of my favorite self-composed quotes. The goal was achieved, when I re-read these I feel happy. But it's not that just quotations amazed me. For the first time when I read an open letter, my brain stopped braining (if braining is a word). It was like slowly sliding the curtains to literature’s window, only to discover an unexpected serene scenery.  But Kamala Das’s glimpses from her autobiography scared me for a while. “What will