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Arundhati Roy Quotes

Fiction and non-fiction are only different techniques of story telling. For reasons I do not fully understand, fiction dances out of me. Non-fiction is wrenched out by the aching, broken world I wake up to every morning Picture Quote #1

Privatisation is presented as being the only alternative to an inefficient, corrupt state. In fact, it is not a choice at all... it is a mutually profitable business contract between the private company (preferably foreign) and the ruling elite of the Third World Picture Quote #1

Some writers like to boil down headlines of liberal newspapers into fiction, so they say there shouldn’t be communal riots, everybody should love each other, there shouldn’t be boundaries or fundamentalism. But I think literature is more than that; these are political views which most of us hold anyway Picture Quote #1

In a way, writing is an incredible act of individualism, producing your language, and yet to use it from the heart of a crowd as opposed to as an individual performance is a conflicting thing. I do stand alone, and yet it’s not about being an individual or being ambitious Picture Quote #1

The NGO-ization of politics threatens to turn resistance into a well-mannered, reasonable, salaried, 9-to-5 job. With a few perks thrown in. Real resistance has real consequences. And no salary Picture Quote #1

NGOs are dangerous. They do what the missionaries used to do in Colonial times. They are Trojan Horses. The worse the situation, the more the NGOs Picture Quote #1

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Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience? Picture Quote #1

Torture has been privatized now, so you have obviously the whole scandal in America about the abuse of prisoners and the fact that, army people might be made to pay a price, but who are the privatized torturers accountable too? Picture Quote #1

The American people ought to know that it is not them, but their government’s policies, that are so hated Picture Quote #1

Everybody can’t have the life of a normal, average American person in India - they can’t. So, it’s about egalitarianism. It’s about sharing things more equally. It’s about access to natural resources Picture Quote #1

Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons. They’re usually fought for hegemony, for business. And then of course there’s the business of war Picture Quote #1

That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less Picture Quote #1

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The mullahs of the Islamic world and the mullahs of the Hindu world and the mullahs of the Christian world are all on the same side. And we are against them all Picture Quote #1

I think the kind of landscape that you grew up in, it lives with you. I don’t think it’s true of people who’ve grown up in cities so much; you may love a building, but I don’t think that you can love it in the way that you love a tree or a river or the colour of the earth; it’s a different kind of love Picture Quote #1

Years of imprisoning and beheading writers never succeeded in shutting them out. However, placing them in the heart of a market and rewarding them with a lot of commercial success, has Picture Quote #1

When I decided to write ‘The God of Small Things’, I had been working in cinema. It was almost a decision to downshift from there. I thought that 300 people would read it. But it created a platform of trust Picture Quote #1

At least not until the Terror took hold of him. Not until he saw, night after night, a little boat being rowed across the river. Not until he saw it return at dawn. Not until he saw what his Untouchable son had touched. More than touched.Enter.Loved Picture Quote #1

There are people who have comfortable relationships with power and people with natural antagonism to power. I think it’s easy to guess where I am in that Picture Quote #1

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There’s no division on my bookshelf between fiction and nonfiction. As far as I’m concerned, fiction is about the truth Picture Quote #1

There can be nothing more humiliating for a writer of fiction to have to do than restate a case that has already been made Picture Quote #1

If he touched her, he couldn’t talk to her, if he loved her he couldn’t leave, if he spoke he couldn’t listen, if he fought he couldn’t win Picture Quote #1

I think one of the saddest things that’s happening to literature is that it’s getting over-simplified by this diet of simple political ideas Picture Quote #1

Her own grief grieved her. His devastated her Picture Quote #1

Let’s leave one alive so that it can be lonely Picture Quote #1

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To stay quiet is as political an act as speaking out Picture Quote #1

Of course, there’s an alternative to terrorism: it’s called justice Picture Quote #1

That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less Picture Quote #1

This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt Picture Quote #1

Insanity hovered close at hand, like an eager waiter at an expensive restaurant Picture Quote #1

There is a war that makes us adore our conquerors and despise ourselves Picture Quote #1

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Fiction and non-fiction are only different techniques of story telling. For reasons I do not fully understand, fiction dances out of me. Non-fiction is wrenched out by the aching, broken world I wake up to every morning (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Privatisation is presented as being the only alternative to an inefficient, corrupt state. In fact, it is not a choice at all... it is a mutually profitable business contract between the private company (preferably foreign) and the ruling elite of the Third World (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Some writers like to boil down headlines of liberal newspapers into fiction, so they say there shouldn’t be communal riots, everybody should love each other, there shouldn’t be boundaries or fundamentalism. But I think literature is more than that; these are political views which most of us hold anyway (Arundhati Roy Quotes) In a way, writing is an incredible act of individualism, producing your language, and yet to use it from the heart of a crowd as opposed to as an individual performance is a conflicting thing. I do stand alone, and yet it’s not about being an individual or being ambitious (Arundhati Roy Quotes) The NGO-ization of politics threatens to turn resistance into a well-mannered, reasonable, salaried, 9-to-5 job. With a few perks thrown in. Real resistance has real consequences. And no salary (Arundhati Roy Quotes) NGOs are dangerous. They do what the missionaries used to do in Colonial times. They are Trojan Horses. The worse the situation, the more the NGOs (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience? (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Torture has been privatized now, so you have obviously the whole scandal in America about the abuse of prisoners and the fact that, army people might be made to pay a price, but who are the privatized torturers accountable too? (Arundhati Roy Quotes) The American people ought to know that it is not them, but their government’s policies, that are so hated. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Everybody can’t have the life of a normal, average American person in India - they can’t. So, it’s about egalitarianism. It’s about sharing things more equally. It’s about access to natural resources. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons. They’re usually fought for hegemony, for business. And then of course there’s the business of war. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) The mullahs of the Islamic world and the mullahs of the Hindu world and the mullahs of the Christian world are all on the same side. And we are against them all. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) I think the kind of landscape that you grew up in, it lives with you. I don’t think it’s true of people who’ve grown up in cities so much; you may love a building, but I don’t think that you can love it in the way that you love a tree or a river or the colour of the earth; it’s a different kind of love. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Years of imprisoning and beheading writers never succeeded in shutting them out. However, placing them in the heart of a market and rewarding them with a lot of commercial success, has. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) When I decided to write ‘The God of Small Things’, I had been working in cinema. It was almost a decision to downshift from there. I thought that 300 people would read it. But it created a platform of trust. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) At least not until the Terror took hold of him. Not until he saw, night after night, a little boat being rowed across the river. Not until he saw it return at dawn. Not until he saw what his Untouchable son had touched. More than touched.Enter.Loved. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) There are people who have comfortable relationships with power and people with natural antagonism to power. I think it’s easy to guess where I am in that. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) There’s no division on my bookshelf between fiction and nonfiction. As far as I’m concerned, fiction is about the truth. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) There can be nothing more humiliating for a writer of fiction to have to do than restate a case that has already been made. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) If he touched her, he couldn’t talk to her, if he loved her he couldn’t leave, if he spoke he couldn’t listen, if he fought he couldn’t win. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) I think one of the saddest things that’s happening to literature is that it’s getting over-simplified by this diet of simple political ideas. (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Her own grief grieved her. His devastated her (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Let’s leave one alive so that it can be lonely (Arundhati Roy Quotes) To stay quiet is as political an act as speaking out (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Of course, there’s an alternative to terrorism: it’s called justice (Arundhati Roy Quotes) That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less (Arundhati Roy Quotes) This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Insanity hovered close at hand, like an eager waiter at an expensive restaurant (Arundhati Roy Quotes) There is a war that makes us adore our conquerors and despise ourselves (Arundhati Roy Quotes)

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