I started to really write when I was a freshman in high school. I would play the flute to express myself but sometimes it was never enough. Writing filled the spot that music never could and vise versa.
As a former (and rather excellent) liar herself, Aru knew that, sometimes, speaking the truth felt like wrenching a thorn out of your side. But doing the opposite meant pretending it wasn't there. And that made every single step ache. It was no way to live. — Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality