“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
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Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate his name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
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“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
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“Pet names are a persistant remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people.”
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“Pack a pillow and blanket and see as much of the world as you can.You will not regret it.”
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