The Widows Of Malabar Hill Quotes
"I'm not answering to any such charges because I'll have resigned."
"Our ancestors weren't supposed to leave Persia, but they did."
"Our marriage will be blessed with this—passion."
"It’s been fast. But I think I fell in love, too."
"Well, not many British people would invite an Indian up to their veranda—let alone into a family bedroom."
"My parents expect me to live with them for the long term."
"Father wrote a letter to say someone had seen me at the Fitzroy Tavern."
"You can work again, Alice. This country needs skilled mathematics lecturers."
"Money is like sand running through my fingers."
"I thought our late husband had treated all of us well—but if he gave Razia the wakf, it means she was his favorite."
"I’m almost certain Sakina-begum would have possession of her jewelry and Mumtaz her musical instruments."
"I don’t want to live here because of Mukri-sahib."
"People practiced seclusion a very long time ago. But the Parsis are the most progressive people in Asia. My mother didn’t seclude herself, nor did any of my aunts and cousins."
"Good Zoroastrians live on a path—we choose the direction of good or evil through our thoughts, words, and actions. That is why I don’t fear the devil."
"I’ve never had one. I hear from my friends’ daughters that it is embarrassing, but there should not be pain. Nothing like childbirth."
"Every young bride, regardless of religion, struggles with adjusting to the in-laws’ house. It will improve."
"Healthy newlyweds. Now we shall commence the examination."
"I didn’t enjoy it. But it is natural and my own business. That’s why I’d like you to allow me to return to my room."
"I’m interested in learning more about the courses before I apply. Whom may I ask?"
"My husband already knows of my interest. In fact, when he was trying to convince me to marry him, he told me about all the educational opportunities in Calcutta."
"It’s the whole time and one extra day past the time you stop bleeding."
"I have taken a sampling from your body for our laboratory. Within several days, I will have an answer."
"Originally it is from Latin. Venereus means pertaining to sexual love or intercourse."
"There are several of these diseases. They cause discomfort and can gravely endanger the people who have them."
"Don’t leap to conclusions. You must return for an appointment to learn the results of the cultures, and then all will be known."
"Why must I bring him? Don’t you realize that he may want to divorce me when he hears this news?"
"Venereal diseases pass from one person to another. And since you’ve only had relations with your husband, you surely know the culprit."
"The custom endured as a way of showing welcome—and also the accomplishments of the household’s women."
"You know nothing. Remember that the doctor said that some men can be ill for years without knowing."
"I won’t stay here if you continue such insults."
"You were different in Bombay—so sweet and agreeable. But since marrying, you’ve become shrewish."
"We mustn’t worry about everything! It’s turning you into a crone."
"That’s not funny. You were different in Bombay—so sweet and agreeable."
"I don’t remember more than pushing the letter opener through the slot. I must have dealt a mortal blow."
"I was lying asleep in my bed. I spoke several times, but she would not get up."
"We don’t know specifics. That is a matter for police deduction."
"I’ve got a terrible illness. Of course they will blame me."
"I can’t bear to say its name. I was treated early, so I will live, but the damage inside may be permanent."
"I want you to read the entire text of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1865. Then you shall explain which, if any, points of the act favor your case."
"Come now! You must stop brooding about what cannot be and realize the challenge we have even with a request for separation."
"But living with his family would be like going back to prison."
"The whole marriage is a stalemate until he commits adultery."
"Only a Parsi lawyer who really cares about women’s rights will push to change it."
"The last thing I want is another marriage," she said with a dry laugh.
"Whether in the cinema or real life, we ladies have a very long road ahead."
"I hate the law. It’s unfair, and lawyers should advocate to have it changed."
"If you want law and order in the town, you need to protect all people."
"The need to defend Razia-begum may turn out to be moot, given the police have seized the durwan."
"I wouldn’t say he’s the relaxing sort," Lady Hobson-Jones said.
"Every bead of my reputation is sold," Perveen said wryly.
"I wouldn’t have believed it, had I told you the only possibility is judicial separation," Jamshedji told her.
"We must keep our fingers crossed he will commit adultery with some foolish woman and provide us with grounds for a proper divorce."
"I can only hope Mr. Griffith’s experience will enable him to suppress the city’s dreadful crime wave."
"You are certainly one who thinks of every angle."
"A classic case of a mother taking blame because she fears for her child."
"As the family’s solicitors, we are invested in making sure that the household is protected by someone."
"Mummy has plans with Lady Lloyd and would much rather ride with her in the Silver Ghost."
"Good idea. She must not burn her skin. Take a parasol."
"Because the Hobson-Joneses’ chauffeur, Sirjit, spoke excellent English, she knew not to talk about anything in the car."
"You shall be my decoy. What if you appeared at the door of the zenana hawking yourself as an English governess?"
"Are you from the Malabar Station?" Perveen asked politely in Marathi.
"Good luck to both of us," Alice muttered after they’d both stepped out of the car.
"The police released him, not I. But I am glad for you."
"Certainly." He looked at her with a hint of defiance. "I’ve done nothing wrong."
"But she is sleeping," Sakina said, sounding almost protective.
"It will be a loss for them. Just as I lost love—twice."
"Who told you that?" Sakina looked at her for a long moment.
"Yes. When you drove away that afternoon, I made up my mind that I had to rid us of Faisal."
"Tell them I will go to their prison. And to please not touch me again."
"I’m not trying to be the police’s helper. My concern has always been for the family’s safety."
"The power of women," Perveen answered as their glasses clinked.