Anand Giridharadas Quotes
In America, where no one judged or supervised her, where my father was too busy eating her cooking to notice whether she was eating it, too, my mother found herself newly enchanted by the taste of food.
Anand Giridharadas
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Sure, I've met with people I don't agree with.
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Most of what we say about ourselves is a wonderful piece of storytelling.
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I'll always have a score-first mentality, because that is my bread and butter on the floor.
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In America, where no one judged or supervised her, where my father was too busy eating her cooking to notice whether she was eating it, too, my mother found herself newly enchanted by the taste of food.
Anand Giridharadas
