A political struggle that does not have women at the heart of it, above it, below it, and within it is no struggle at all.
ARUNDHATI ROYPower is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but also by what it gives. And powerlessness reaffirmed not just by the helplessness of those who have lost, but also by the gratitude of those who have (or think they have) gained.
More Arundhati Roy Quotes
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If you’re happy in a dream, does that count?
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Excitement always leads to tears.
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The American people ought to know that it is not them, but their government’s policies, that are so hated.
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How carelessly imperial power vivisected ancient civilizations. Palestine and Kashmir are imperial Britain’s festering, blood-drenched gifts to the modem world. Both are fault lines in the raging international con�icts of today.
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Change is one thing. Acceptance is another.
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Either way, change will come. It could be bloody, or it could be beautiful. It depends on us.
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At a time when opportunism is everything, when hope seems lost, when everything boils down to a cynical business deal, we must find the courage to dream. To reclaim romance. The romance of believing in justice, in freedom, and in dignity. For everybody.
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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.
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Making bombs will only destroy us. It doesn’t matter whether we use them or not. They will destroy us either way.
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Empathy may be the single most important quality that must be nurtured to give peace a fighting chance.
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I am a woman who is a granddaughter of a lady who used to be beaten on the head by her husband, of a mother who went through hell because she was divorced and had to bring up these kids. And I can take 10 men out to lunch and pay the bill, and nobody even thinks twice about it. So don’t mess with me.
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The American way of life is not sustainable. It doesn’t acknowledge that there is a world beyond America.
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Some things come with their own punishments.
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Terrorism is the symptom, not the disease.
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Fascism itself can only be turned away if all those who are outraged by it show a commitment to social justice that equals the intensity of their indignation.
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