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Sanu Sharma

Nepali author, writer, novelist, poet and lyricist


Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, essayist, lyricist, and poet. She is noted for her writing, shedding light on familial and societal issues that are often overlooked, while also addressing the challenges faced by women, girls, and marginalized people.[1][2][3][4]

Quotation
Courage is never born with a person; time and circumstances inject it into a person and bring it forth from within. ~ Sanu Sharma
Whether you become a daughter, sister, lover, partner, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, or anything else with complete honesty, the satisfaction you'll find in becoming yourself cannot be found in becoming any of these relative beings. ~ Sanu Sharma
I realized that while women may seem like regular individuals, mothers are nothing short of divine embodiment. They transcend the ordinary, not only navigating life's challenges but also contending with the forces of nature in relentless devotion to their children. ~ Sanu Sharma

Quotes

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From novels

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From Tee Saat Din

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  • Courage is never born with a person; time and circumstances inject it into a person and bring it forth from within.
    • Tee Saat Din[5]
  • No matter how frequently you visit the realm of dreams, you will inevitably confront the unvarnished truth. However, our truth is so much bitter that not even the entirety of the world's sugar can sweeten it.
    • Tee Saat Din[5]
  • Education is necessary, I know. But education without values is like a flower without fragrance. No matter how expensive or beautiful the vase, without the flower, it has no meaning. Similarly, education without values can make one literate but can’t make one strong and complete.
    • Tee Saat Din[5]

From Pharak

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  • When there is the moon, the night automatically becomes beautiful; there might be no need for extra light. Light must be saved for those moments when the night is dark, and the moon doesn't appear in the sky.
  • Plain paths are not always straightforward. You might encounter uneven, sometimes steep, sometimes flat obstacles along the way. That's the nature of a path. Therefore, after reaching an easy path, the walking stick should not be discarded.
  • I realized that while women may seem like regular individuals, mothers are nothing short of divine embodiment. They transcend the ordinary, not only navigating life's challenges but also contending with the forces of nature in relentless devotion to their children.
  • Light must be saved for those moments when the night is dark, when the moon doesn't appear in the sky.
  • After reaching an easy path, the walking stick should not be discarded.
    • Pharak
  • After reaching an easy path, the walking stick should not be discarded, for there might come difficult paths again ahead.
    • Pharak
  • In your journey, be prepared to encounter an array of obstacles – some steep, some flat – for that's the nature of the path.
    • Pharak
  • Mothers not only navigate through life's challenges but also defy the forces of nature when it comes to protecting and caring for their children.
    • Pharak
  • When there is the moon, the night automatically becomes beautiful; there might be no need for extra light. Light must be saved for those moments when the night is dark, and the moon doesn't appear in the sky.
    • Pharak
  • The moon looks beautiful when it rises at night. Light must be collected for times when the night is dark, when the moon does not rise in the sky.
    • Pharak
  • No matter how satisfying the shade is, one must step out of it. Because if you keep staying in the shade like this, even your own shadow will abandon you.
    • Pharak
  • I can read and see the words that you have confined behind the wall of your lips in the expression on your face and in the gaze of your eyes.
    • Pharak

From Utsarga

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  • Even if the roof of a house leaks a lot, it still provides more shelter than a tree.
    • Utsarga
  • If strong trust is not knotted in the foundation of love, a home that could shield its inhabitants could not be built. And life could not be lived wet, whether it be in rain or tears.
  • If strong trust is not knotted in the foundation of love, a home that could shield its inhabitants could not be built.
    • Utsarga
  • Life could not be lived wet, whether it be in rain or tears.
    • Utsarga
  • The essence of love lies in feeling it. Love remains steadfast through sorrow and joy. Love is in preserving trust rather than just having it. Love is in winning hearts through genuine care, not through threats or pressure.
    • Utsarga

From Biplavi

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  • I do not yearn for the cloud for I am not the rain. I am the sheer cloud itself, without whose presence there is no existence of rain.
  • Sometimes, to do wrong deeds, one's intentions don't have to be bad; unfavorable timing and circumstances might lead one to do so.
    • Biplavi
  • A man who only becomes a husband brings pain to his parents, and a person who only becomes a son brings pain to his wife.
    • Biplavi
  • In deep relationships, there must be seven colors: First, trust. Second, dignity and comfort. Third, equality and freedom. Fourth, love and belief. Fifth, recognition and affection. Sixth, concern and pain. And seventh—soul and body.
    • Biplavi
  • An overflowing pot must be emptied before anything new can be added. If you cling to the sorrows of the past, how can you make space for the happiness and joy of the present?
    • Biplavi
  • A rainy season can keep the earth moist for a while, but it must keep raining to nourish it. Men probably don’t understand this. That’s why they want us women to keep living in the same season of rain without realizing it will only dampen us and never let us flourish.
    • Biplavi
  • How can those who incinerate with jealousy at the sight of someone else's external glitter not realize that not everything that shines is a diamond? Only the person wearing new shoes can truly experience the pain; for others, captivating is the allure of new shoes.
    • Biplavi

From Artha

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  • One cannot spend their entire life sitting under the open sky just because their house has fallen; shelter must be sought! This is the truth and the right thing to do.
    • Artha
  • To reside in someone's memory, one must set aside selfishness, as selfishness and fond memories cannot coexist in the same space.
    • Artha

From Jeetko Paribhasha

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  • Sometimes a broken relationship will always remain distant, even when you try your hardest to bring it close.
    • Jeetko Paribhasha
  • Even walking side by side for a long time, some relationships never touch the heart.
    • Jeetko Paribhasha
  • If a relationship lacks harmony, even the words that reach the tip of the tongue, unable to be spoken, retreat back into the heart and settle into knots.
    • Jeetko Paribhasha
  • Perhaps, cold relationships cannot be warmed even by the warmth of the heart. Or maybe, the relationships of people we don't like remain obscured, even though they are right before our eyes.
    • Jeetko Paribhasha

From Ardhabiram

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  • There is a vast difference between losing a battle after a hard-fought struggle and surrendering without lifting a weapon. If you are defeated while fighting a well-matched adversary, you are a warrior; but if you bow your head without ever raising it, you are a coward.
    • Ardhabiram

From short stories

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  • A daughter who respects you while you’re alive is far better than a son who performs the rites and rituals after you’re gone.
    • Daughter
  • Even if you’re planning to get me married, that will also cost money! Just help me start my studies; I won’t be a burden on you.
    • Daughter
  • Before becoming someone’s wife, I need to be a daughter first. I owe it to the one who gave me birth and life.
    • Daughter
  • Amidst the shadows of adversity, a heart burdened and broken finds its steps faltering. Yet, it is in the act of rising, of daring to tread once more, that the flicker of confidence reignites.
    • Lockdown
  • Life doesn't end just because someone leaves.
    • Lockdown
  • The absence of lost things is felt most painfully when the things you possess stop providing satisfaction.
    • Lockdown
  • One who intends to understand grasps even the slightest hint, but the one who has no intention to understand never comprehends, no matter how loudly you shout.
    • Lockdown
  • The home is not always ruined by outsiders; sometimes those within the family ruin it even more severely.
    • Lockdown
  • When you're comfortable within yourself, you don't care about others' problems or the challenges they face in life. However, when you're in distress, the memories of those you've abandoned leaving in dire situations, come back to haunt you. How selfish humans are!
    • Lockdown
  • When you stop respecting yourself, the world starts disrespecting you.
    • Lockdown
  • I don't know why, those tear-filled eyes felt very familiar to me.
    • Bhaujoo
  • Meeting you like this after so many years, I felt as if my heart had returned with me.
    • Bhaujoo
  • I knew he loved me.
    • Bhaujoo
  • She had become such an integral part of my life that, without her light, presence, and solace, I would feel incomplete.
    • Bhaujoo
  • Your arrogance in your manhood prevents you from understanding.
    • Bahana
  • When a son takes care of his parents, no questions arise, but why is it questioned when a daughter does the same?"
    • Inaam
  • You've earned enough and given him to spend, so why would he bother lifting a finger?
    • Inaam
  • Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
    • Inaam
  • Even if you choose not to marry me, the respect I hold for you will not lessen by even a single drop.
    • Inaam
  • My heart didn't want to believe it, but the truth was right in front of me.
    • Inaam
  • From now on, everything in life will appear blurry to me. What’s the point of wiping my glasses when my vision has already left me?"
    • Pari
  • Life cannot move forward just by being drenched in emotions.
    • Pari
  • This time, she silenced me not by speaking, but by pressing her lips against my mouth.
    • Pari
  • I spent the years of my life as a stone, and then I longed to live the rest of my life with her, as a human.
    • Prarbdha
  • Those tied by a rope may squirm; they may try to break free and run away, but those tied by emotions go nowhere, even if they are left completely free.
    • Souta
  • One feels weak only when they believe someone will offer support.
    • Dhitha
  • Actions done against the will of the heart never bring good to anyone. Refusing may bring pain for a while, just for a moment, but agreeing to something merely to please someone aches forever and hurts everyone."
    • Jigree
  • One who desperately tries to shatter and ruin a long-standing relationship for being incapable of handling a single 'no'—how would they react to hearing countless 'no's once the relationship deepens? I am no longer willing to maintain a relationship that can be deteriorated by a single 'no'."
    • Jigree
  • In a relationship, if there aren't equal rights to agree and disagree, it won't lead anywhere, and I don't want to be bound in a relationship that goes nowhere.
    • Jigree
  • Those who can bend need not be taught how to stand tall.[5]
    • Nishabda Swar
  • I hope not to encounter such a person again on my path who is interested in everything about me except my true self.
    • Ma
  • I quietly hung up the phone. There was no point in me protesting.
    • Uhrin
  • By dreaming of his company, I could forget my worries and pain.
    • Uhrin
  • The pain shown by others and later understood doesn’t hurt as deeply as the pain one feels firsthand and then witnesses.
    • Santan
  • Perhaps it is the deprivation that keeps hearts connected. Once everything is fulfilled, wings sprout in everyone’s heart, and they fly off to different destinations. How can a relationship stay warm with just the body, when the heart is absent?"
    • Baako Chashma
  • One who has fallen and been badly injured won't regain the confidence to walk again until they get back up and try.
    • Mero Ma
  • A home isn't always destroyed by outsiders; sometimes family members cause even greater damage.
    • Glani

From poetry

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  • How vast, how extensive
    the boundary of your company
    the magnificence of your affection.
    • An Untold Secret[6]
  • Expressing not to you; but
    with you, I've bound my love
    unseen from anywhere.
    • An Untold Secret
  • May I meet you someday like this
    may there be no rush of saying goodbye
    may there be no fear of interruptions
    may all the emotions be poured out,
    and every nook and cranny of my heart be emptied.
    may I hold no regrets within
    may memories not haunt us later.
    • May I Meet You Someday Like This[4]
  • May I grasp you and drift into a deep slumber
    may there be no haste to wake up
    may there be no fear of missing a moment
    may I get melted on your embrace, and
    meld into your wholeness.
    • May I Meet You Someday Like This[4]
  • May I never tire of expressing myself
    may I find contentment in listening to you
    may there be no constraints of time
    and may we be bound together as a single knot
    you, time, and I.
    • May I Meet You Someday Like This[4]
  • May I get melted on your embrace, and meld into your wholeness.
    • May I Meet You Someday Like This[4]
  • May there be no unfulfilled dreams like this
    may there be realities that satisfy me.
    • May I Meet You Someday Like This[4]
  • Hidden are
    the faces around me,
    like words tucked within quotation marks.
  • Behind masks of smiles,
    some faces have buried their pain,
    while others have hidden
    almost their entirety.
  • Every face is hidden
    behind some mask or another
    yet still, they are deciphered
    just as phrases are understood
    from within quotation marks.
  • I know
    it's almost beyond possibility for your essence
    to be enveloped within mine.
    Yet,
    the heart, after all, is a heart.
    • The Heart, A Heart It Is[6]
  • My life is devoted to pulling me underground
    yet, I stand strong on my battleground
    determined I am
    not to let my life defeat my pride.
    • Me and My Life[6]
  • In this relentless clash, between
    me and my life
    both of us persist restlessly, trying
    to find the weakest moment in one another.”
    • Me and My Life
  • At times, life chases me in haste,
    sometimes, I'm the one to chase my life.
    at times, life flees from my reach,
    and sometimes I try to escape from
    the grasp of my life.
    • Me and My Life
  • The rain drenches not my heart
    spring ignites not my desires
    and in the name of love
    these days
    no longer any furor does stir within.
    • On this Side of Life[6]
  • Your memory alone, once
    filled my heart with delight,
    but now, even in the presence of you
    my soul would not sense
    the thrill of living,
    but a deep apathy.
    • On this Side of Life
  • When memories, of
    days gone by resurface;
    with reflection and reminiscence of
    my casual childishness,
    may your eyes moisten
    may your lips turn into a smile
    unveiled, yet concealed.
  • I rushed to Mother
    clasped her in a tight embrace, and
    with resolute tones, proclaimed,
    'Mother! I'll never make another home!
    I'll stay forever young! '
    • The Descendants [7]

Other

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  • Whether you become a daughter, sister, lover, partner, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, or anything else with complete honesty, the satisfaction you'll find in becoming yourself cannot be found in becoming any of these relative beings
    • quoted by Goodreads[5]
  • I have no need for the boundless sky; the moon and stars are beyond my grasp. I prefer to exist in the real world, for dreams alone cannot sustain me.
    • quoted by Goodreads[5]
  • Like, love; but do not make the person an indispensable part of your habits, routines, and daily affairs. It can be relatively easy to forget an individual, but breaking a habit is exceedingly difficult.
    • quoted by Goodreads[5]
  • Whether you want to break free or connect, it's your choice. But with great courage, I locked my eyes with yours.
    • quoted by Goodreads[5]
  • If you ever become fatigued from chasing your dreams, you are always welcome in my world of reality.
    • quoted by Goodreads[5]
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References

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  1. ↑ ०७४ सालका चर्चित १० महिला साहित्यकार (9 April 2018).
  2. ↑ निरौला, रञ्जना (27 February 2021). ne:मानसिक विम्बमा प्रेम (in ne).
  3. ↑ Tripathee, Geeta (25 November 2017). ne:नारी–पुरुष सम्बन्धबारे साहसिक दृष्टि (in ne).
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Spillwords. Sanu Sharma. Spill Words Press.
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Goodreads. Sanu Sharma Quotes. Goodreads.
  6. ↑ a b c d e Sharma, Sanu (30 November 2023). Sanu Sharma (in en). Poem Hunter.
  7. ↑ Sharma, Sanu (2024-01-31). "The Descendants". Grey Sparrow Journal (43).
 
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