Arundhati Roy

All my books are accidental books - they come from reacting to things and thinking about things and engaging in a real way. They are not about, 'Oh, did it get a good review in the Guardian?' I don't care.

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These are some quotes by Indian author Arundhati Roy Novelist, who was born on November 24, 1961.

Quotes by Arundhati Roy

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

Arundhati Roy

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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

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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.

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