“Pather Panchali” quotes

“Those who came before have passed on. And I'm left behind. A penniless beggar. Not a cowrie to my name. Look, my purse is empty... Lord, the day is done and evening falls. Ferry me across to the other shore...”

Chunibala Devi - Indir Thakrun

“Can't an old woman have wishes too?”
Chunibala Devi - Indir Thakrun

“- Apu: Didi, have you ever seen a train?
- Durga: Sure.
- Sarbojaya Ray: Don't lie.
- Apu: You know where the tracks are? Where?
- Durga: Past the big meadow and beyond the rice fields.
- Apu: Shall we go one day?”
Subir Banerjee - Apu Ray
Uma Das Gupta - Durga
Karuna Bannerjee - Sarbojaya Ray

“Listen to what I'm writing now: new and original plays and poems. When word gets around, the traveling troupes will come in droves. Where else can they get new material? Original plays don't grow on trees.”
Kanu Bannerjee - Harihar Ray

“- Sarbojaya Ray: You'll educate the boy, give him his sacred thread, teach him to worship the gods. Durga will find a good husband. Two meals a day, new clothes twice a year - what more could we want?
- Harihar Ray: We'll have all that and more. My ancestors were writers, after all. They left a legacy that can't be ignored. Just wait two years....” (continue)(continue reading)
Karuna Bannerjee - Sarbojaya Ray
Kanu Bannerjee - Harihar Ray

“Don't be anxious. Whatever God ordains is for the best.”
Kanu Bannerjee - Harihar Ray

“By leaf of lime and karamcha tree, rain, rain, away with thee! Rain, rain, away with thee!”
Uma Das Gupta - Durga