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"It is only after death, that I feel I will be happy. What do you say? Before death there is no happiness. The only time of true happiness is when you die. Is there any peace in this world? It is a...

"Father never wore slippers but never let us walk bare feet. The bottom of his feet had cracks all over and he had a few nails missing. I remember he would go to Dharan and come back with salt after...

"Sometimes, I talk to the dead." (Ekuwa, Sankhuwasabha)

"This is the first time I am wearing our cultural dress. I borrowed this dress from a friend but I think I am going to make one for myself now. I have never felt this happy." (Kumari Angbuhang,...

"We were so little when we got married, that we were carried in the same Doli and we were pushing against each other to make more space for ourselves. There was no way for us to know that were...

"I also play the Naumati - narsinga, sanai, dhalaki, temku and the damaa during festivals. The common people enjoy and dance near me. But I do not remember if I have ever danced in my life. When I...

"The biggest fear for all of us is the fear of dying. There are many who will say, 'I am not afraid of dying' but in their hearts they are. I have endured a lot in this life. I have been with an ever...

"I have no such story. I just help around and smile at everyone."_x000D_ (Namkha Sherpa, Fungling 4, Taplejung)

"I am a watchmaker. I can make all kinds of watches, mostly the old ones with the hour and the minute hands. I started repairing watches since I was thirteen. There were only three of us in the area....

"I hardly went to school. All that never interested me. Just worked in the fields all my life. So I got no education. I do not know much, I say it is good. Better that all the stress the learned...

"I am waiting for my last days. I have endured enough. I have done some good in my life. I have done some bad. But whatever I did was not because of a selfish heart. It was only for survival." (Sete...

"Once, I stayed in a hotel. That hotel had a toilet attached to the room. I went down and asked them to change the room for me. I still cannot understand how one can do their business where they...

"May you have 100 sons."_x000D_ No daughters?_x000D_ "And 100 daughters too."_x000D_ (Bhanu Chowk, Dharan, Sunsari)

"I just arrived here from Darbang after a three days walk carrying 30 kilos of wood. So I stopped here to rest. I have had a little bit of alcohol for some peace and you are making me laugh with your...

"When I was little, father said, "Son, when you see the landlords of the village, you make way and if they tell you anything, you do it, do not ask questions and do not start mouthing." So I did what...

"I collect firewood for my mother after school. And after that I play with my toys. Sometimes, I do not want to collect firewood. Sometimes, I only want to play with my toys." (Kalopani, Mustang)