“Life, a beauty chased by tragic laughter.”
“How beautiful and horrible life is, Hema thought; too horrible to simply call tragic. Life is worse than tragic." p 108”
“Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face.”
“Life is beautifully tragic. Giving it up isn't the hard part; it's the living part that everyone struggles with.”
“... just because [butterflies'] lives were short didn't mean they were tragic... See, they have a beautiful life.”
“My story isn't beautiful or tragic. It's just another story about a cursed girl living a shitty life.”