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Arundhati Roy Quotes

It was a time when the unthinkable became the thinkable and the impossible really happened Picture Quote #1

She viewed ethnic cleansing, famine and genocide as direct threats to her furniture Picture Quote #1

Smells, like music, hold memories. She breathed deep, and bottled it up for posterity Picture Quote #1

Fiction is the most joyous, beautiful, sophisticated, wonderful thing in the world Picture Quote #1

But can we, should we, let apprehensions about the future immobilize us in the present? Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I think the world is divided into those who have a comfortable relationship with power and those who have a naturally adversarial relationship with power Picture Quote #1

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Do you think that the people of South Africa, or anywhere on the continent of Africa, or India, or Pakistan are longing to be kicked around all over again? Picture Quote #1

In those early amorphous years of life, when memory had only just begun, when life was full of beginnings and no ends, and everything was forever Picture Quote #1

Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe Picture Quote #1

Sometimes there’s truth in old cliches. There can be no real peace without justice. And without resistance there will be no justice Picture Quote #1

Many people have accused me of having a romantic view, whereas I personally I feel sorry for those who have lost romance in their lives Picture Quote #1

People who promote the free market and growth are far more romantic, and far more ideologically driven and blinded by their vision than somebody who goes in and comments about the beauty of a forest or the stars in the sky 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

Making bombs will only destroy us. It doesn’t matter whether we use them or not. They will destroy us either way Picture Quote #1

Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century Picture Quote #1

The only good thing about nuclear war is that it is the single most egalitarian idea that man has ever had. On the day of reckoning, you will not be asked to present your credentials. The devastation will be indiscriminate Picture Quote #1

To annihilate indigenous populations eventually paves the way to our own annihilation. They are the only people who practice sustainable living. We think they are relics of the past, but they may be the gatekeepers to our future Picture Quote #1

Fiction is truth. I think fiction is the truest thing there ever was. My whole effort is to remove that distinction. The writer is the midwife of understanding. It’s very important for me to tell politics like a story, to make it real Picture Quote #1

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India lives in several centuries at the same time. Every night outside my house I pass a road gang of emaciated laborers digging a trench to lay fiber optic cables to speed up digital revolution. They work by the light of a few candles Picture Quote #1

I am an artist and a writer, and I do think that one always places oneself in the picture to see where one fits Picture Quote #1

Either way, change will come. It could be bloody, or it could be beautiful. It depends on us Picture Quote #1

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing Picture Quote #1

I do what I do, and write what I write, without calculating what is worth what and so on. Fortunately, I am not a banker or an accountant. I feel that there is a time when a political statement needs to be made and I make it Picture Quote #1

You have come to a stage where you almost have to work on yourself. You know, on finding some tranquility with which to respond to these things, because I realize that the biggest risk that many of us run is beginning to get inured to the horrors Picture Quote #1

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If we were to lose the ability to be emotional, if we were to lose the ability to be angry, to be outraged, we would be robots. And I refuse that Picture Quote #1

I’m not ambitious. I don’t want to get anywhere, I don’t want anything more. I sometimes think that for me that is the real freedom, that I don’t want anything. I don’t want money or prizes. I want people to know that a war is going to be fought Picture Quote #1

Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to Picture Quote #1

And there it was again. Another religion turned against itself. Another edifice constructed by the human mind, decimated by human nature Picture Quote #1

Little events, ordinary things, smashed and reconstituted. Suddenly, they become the bleached bones of a story Picture Quote #1

It is curious how sometimes the memory of death lives on for so much longer than the memory of the life that is purloined Picture Quote #1

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It was a time when the unthinkable became the thinkable and the impossible really happened (Arundhati Roy Quotes) She viewed ethnic cleansing, famine and genocide as direct threats to her furniture (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Smells, like music, hold memories. She breathed deep, and bottled it up for posterity (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Fiction is the most joyous, beautiful, sophisticated, wonderful thing in the world (Arundhati Roy Quotes) But can we, should we, let apprehensions about the future immobilize us in the present? (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Sometimes I think the world is divided into those who have a comfortable relationship with power and those who have a naturally adversarial relationship with power (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Do you think that the people of South Africa, or anywhere on the continent of Africa, or India, or Pakistan are longing to be kicked around all over again? (Arundhati Roy Quotes) In those early amorphous years of life, when memory had only just begun, when life was full of beginnings and no ends, and everything was forever (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Sometimes there’s truth in old cliches. There can be no real peace without justice. And without resistance there will be no justice (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Many people have accused me of having a romantic view, whereas I personally I feel sorry for those who have lost romance in their lives (Arundhati Roy Quotes) People who promote the free market and growth are far more romantic, and far more ideologically driven and blinded by their vision than somebody who goes in and comments about the beauty of a forest or the stars in the sky (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) Making bombs will only destroy us. It doesn’t matter whether we use them or not. They will destroy us either way (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century (Arundhati Roy Quotes) The only good thing about nuclear war is that it is the single most egalitarian idea that man has ever had. On the day of reckoning, you will not be asked to present your credentials. The devastation will be indiscriminate (Arundhati Roy Quotes) To annihilate indigenous populations eventually paves the way to our own annihilation. They are the only people who practice sustainable living. We think they are relics of the past, but they may be the gatekeepers to our future (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Fiction is truth. I think fiction is the truest thing there ever was. My whole effort is to remove that distinction. The writer is the midwife of understanding. It’s very important for me to tell politics like a story, to make it real (Arundhati Roy Quotes) India lives in several centuries at the same time. Every night outside my house I pass a road gang of emaciated laborers digging a trench to lay fiber optic cables to speed up digital revolution. They work by the light of a few candles (Arundhati Roy Quotes) I am an artist and a writer, and I do think that one always places oneself in the picture to see where one fits (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Either way, change will come. It could be bloody, or it could be beautiful. It depends on us (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing (Arundhati Roy Quotes) I do what I do, and write what I write, without calculating what is worth what and so on. Fortunately, I am not a banker or an accountant. I feel that there is a time when a political statement needs to be made and I make it (Arundhati Roy Quotes) You have come to a stage where you almost have to work on yourself. You know, on finding some tranquility with which to respond to these things, because I realize that the biggest risk that many of us run is beginning to get inured to the horrors (Arundhati Roy Quotes) If we were to lose the ability to be emotional, if we were to lose the ability to be angry, to be outraged, we would be robots. And I refuse that (Arundhati Roy Quotes) I’m not ambitious. I don’t want to get anywhere, I don’t want anything more. I sometimes think that for me that is the real freedom, that I don’t want anything. I don’t want money or prizes. I want people to know that a war is going to be fought (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to (Arundhati Roy Quotes) And there it was again. Another religion turned against itself. Another edifice constructed by the human mind, decimated by human nature (Arundhati Roy Quotes) Little events, ordinary things, smashed and reconstituted. Suddenly, they become the bleached bones of a story (Arundhati Roy Quotes) It is curious how sometimes the memory of death lives on for so much longer than the memory of the life that is purloined (Arundhati Roy Quotes)

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