14 Quotes by Volga

I've realized that the meaning of success for a woman does not lie in her relationship with a man. Only after that realization, did I find this man's companionship.

I, who hated everything including myself, began to love everything including myself.

I have been able to find happiness in trying to understand the very meaning of beauty.

Do women exist only to be used by men to settle their scores?

I, who loved beauty, began hating everything that was beautiful. My love of beauty turned into jealousy of all those who were beautiful.

For months, I vacillated between life and death. In front of me—I, who had returned from the threshold of death—were three figures: of my husband, whom I had served with my thoughts, words and deeds, and my wifehood; of my son, whom I had carried for ten months, given birth to and raised, and my motherhood; and of this pot, the result of my focus and my art. All three are the same. They are shattered by the slightest cause and life hangs on a sword’s edge.

Devoid of Sita’s support, Rama tasted defeat for the first time in his life. By refusing to bow down to external authority, Sita had fully experienced, for the first time, the inner power of self-authority.

That there is no truth and untruth. Is that the wisdom you gained?’ Sita asked sarcastically.‘Truth does not remain the same forever but keeps changing continuously—that is the wisdom I earned.

That too is part of Arya Dharma, I know. To blindly carry out a father’s wish without thinking about justice or injustice. My son did the same thing. Your husband promised my son that he too would perform the same task and establish Arya Dharma among the other races in the country.