Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. Arundhati Roy breathedayhear Change image and share on social
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 accessamericanaverage Change image and share on social
Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Arundhati Roy mindnationpity Change image and share on social
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 christianhinduislamic Change image and share on social
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. Arundhati Roy accidentalbookcare share on social
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 abilityangryemotional Change image and share on social
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 accountantbankercalculate share on social
In California, there are huge problems because of dams. I'm against big dams, per se, because I think that they are economically unfeasible. They're ecologically unsustainable. And they're hugely undemocratic. Arundhati Roy bigcaliforniadam share on social
I am very conscious that, from the time of 'The God of Small Things' was published 10 years ago, we are in a different world... which needs to be written about differently, and I really very much want to do that. Arundhati Roy agoconsciousdifferently share on social
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 diethappenidea Change image and share on social
