I stared down at my hands and saw the blood coat them, how warm and real something felt when it wasn’t just ink and stains. This was life and I was holding it in my hands. I drew my eyes back up and beneath the flickering streetlight and the throng of drunken cattle, I saw nothing else but the dead girl. Somebody out there had taken her life, her heart, and there I was with her warm, sticky blood. Feeling the most alive I’d felt in years. I had to find him. I just had to. . Charlotte Munro
About This Quote

This is a quotation taken from R. K. Narayan’s novel The Guide. It’s the opening paragraph of the story.

Narayan is talking about his fascination with stray dogs and how he’s always trying to find out what makes them tick. He wonders what makes the dog so desperate to follow him, so dedicated to his quest for answers. This is an excellent example of Kannan’s characteristic style of writing, where the reader is taken on a journey that brings them into contact with someone who needs their help.

What they discover along the way is that sometimes it’s not what you see that matters most, but the unseen things that give life meaning.

Source: Down By The Mausoleum

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