"The power of a man is like a bull's charge, while the power of a woman moves aslant, like a serpent seeking its prey. Know the particular properties of your power. Unless you use it correctly, it won't get you what you want.— His words perplexed me. Wasn't power singular and simple? In the world that I knew, men just happened to have more of it. (I hoped to change this.)"

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About Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American novelist and poet known for works such as The Mistress of Spices and The Palace of Illusions. She has also taught creative writing in the United States.

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