Jhumpa Lahiri Quotes

She watched his lips forming the words, at the same time she heard them under her skin, under her winter coat, so near and full of warmth that she felt herself go hot.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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• She watched his lips forming the words, at the same time she heard them under her skin, under her winter coat, so near and full of warmth that she felt herself go hot.

  

  Jhumpa Lahiri
  • Winter
  • Hot
  • Skins