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Lila Quotes
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01
“Leave it to the gods—that is all we can do, leave it to the gods.”
Anita Desai
author
The Village By the Sea
book
Lila
ᐧ
Hira-bai
characters
God's will
ᐧ
frustration
ᐧ
religion
ᐧ
gods
ᐧ
leave it
concepts
02
“But somehow, when she woke up in the morning, she felt she had to flee to the beach...”
Anita Desai
author
The Village By the Sea
book
Lila
character
woke up
ᐧ
escaping
ᐧ
beaches
ᐧ
fleeing
ᐧ
older sister
ᐧ
mornings
concepts
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