#literaryabyss

“The ablutions were good, but they were water, they did not wash off the sin, they did not heal the spirit's thirst, they did not relieve the fear in his heart.

“You are like me; you are different from other people. You are Kamala and no one else, and within you there is stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself just as I can. Few people have that capacity and yet everyone could have it.”