Bereaved --and bereft of Nirmal, I am bewildered, almost like a philosopher facing the obvious ... Thank you, Nirmal, for making me an intimate witness. Now I will recall even my quarrels with you with a tinge of wistfulness.

From the collection Andhre mein Budh dedicated to her husband, Nirmal Verma

I was often amazed that a person who had such an acutely sensitive view towards the injustice in his society could shut his eyes to the inhuman oppression in the Soviet society, where he lived for years.